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---+ Open AFS

---++ Connecting to RAL AFS in Windows 7
   * Open a Windows Explorer and click on "Computer" on the left, then "Map network drive" at the top.
   * Select a drive letter and for the folder, type in (assuming your user name is mmouse): "\\afs\rl.ac.uk\user\m\mmouse\".
   * Click "Finish".
   * To actually do anything you need to log in. Start a Windows command prompt session (Start -&gt; All Programs -&gt; Accessories -&gt; Command Prompt) and enter "klog mmouse". Enter your AFS password when prompted.

---++ Known issues:
 This section was created because of some certain issues with Open AFS, mainly hanging PC on the Windows logon screen or problems with getting a token.

   * Make sure the AFS Loopback adapter is enabled, otherwhise Open AFS won't work at all. You can find it in the network settings with other network adapters.
   * To stop seeing error messages while loging to Windows download and run two registry files from this topic (see attachment)

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I	Attachment	History	Action	Size	Date	Who	Comment
reg	FailLoginsSilently.reg	r1	manage	0.9 K	2011-05-26 - 12:26	LukaszKaczor
reg	NoWarnings.reg	r1	manage	2.4 K	2011-05-26 - 12:26	LukaszKaczor

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Topic revision: r2 - 2011-10-28 - RobHarper