[Macpartners] Fetch 4.03 and 10.3

Dante Roulette dante at MIT.EDU
Tue Nov 4 10:40:08 EST 2003


Hi,

Thanks all.  Turns out I grabbed a way older version of
kerberos extras.  Grabbing a new version and installing
did the trick.

-Dante.
On Nov 4, 2003, at 8:56 AM, Marshall Vale wrote:

> At 6:48 AM -0500 11/4/03, Helen Rose wrote:
>> Interestingly enough, when I did my 10.3 updates (one at home, one at 
>> work, and neither was a "clean install"), one machine required me to 
>> reinstall Kerberos Extras and one didn't. I've heard sporadic reports 
>> (among users who are installing Panther at home) of the same error, 
>> but it's by no means guaranteed.
>
> The Kerberos Extras installer was revised with the new file back at 
> the end of June just before WWDC when the first general seed of 
> Panther was released. As I mentioned in the previous e-mail, this 
> revised Kerberos Extras installs a CFM shim file that works on both 
> Jaguar and Panther, making the upgrade more seamless.
>
> Thus the behaviors you described are explained by when and where you 
> got your Kerberos Extras installer. The way the /software links works, 
> it points to the Kerberos team's distribution of the installer so 
> changes can be promptly made. Unfortunately the Kerberos Extras 
> included on the Fall CD *does not* work with Panther.
>
> The current revision of the Kerberos Extras installer is rev. 12. The 
> revision number is listed at the top of Read Me pane in the installer. 
> It is safe to install this revision on any version of Jaguar or 
> Panther currently available.
>
> Marshall



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