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Note that when Apple releases a new version of OS X, it may take some time for CNF to qualify the various applications on the new operating system version.

Notes from previous versions (un-confirmed if still exists on 10.14+):

  • Office2016 cannot save directly into AFS space. Save someplace else and then copy over the file.
  • Some AFS files may not be openable if Finder Preview mode is turned on. Turn off FInder preview and use xattrs to delete com.apple.quarantine from the file.

macOS

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Catalina (10.

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15) - recommended version of OS X

  • As of 12/22/16...
  • CNF Computing recommends MacOS Sierra over MacOS El Capitan
  • MacPorts - installs with lots of dependencies do not work... try using "ulimit -n" to increase the max number of open file descriptors from 256 to something like 1024
  • OpenAFS will continue to work if upgrading from MacOS El Capitan with an existing OpenAFS installation. OpenAFS cannot be installed cleanly on MacOS Sierra – use the Auristor client (OpenAFS compatible) instead.
  • CORAL is known to work properlyCNF Computing does not recommend Big Sur (11) at this time.