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a keytab, such as `kadmin -p domtool/deleuze -k -t /etc/keytabs/domtool.deleuze` . a keytab, such as `kadmin -p domtool -k -t /etc/keytabs/domtool` .

This page explains some nuances of the Andrew File System (AFS), which we use to serve home directories.

Basic Architecture

Using the shared filesystem involves a combination of Kerberos and OpenAFS.

File conventions

The /afs tree contains shared filesystems. /afs/hcoop.net (symlinked from /afs/hcoop as well) is our piece of the AFS-o-sphere. Subdirectories include:

  • /afs/hcoop.net/user, the home of home directories

  • /afs/hcoop.net/user/U/US/$USERNAME, $USERNAME's home directory

  • /afs/hcoop.net/common/etc, the home of non-platform-specific fun stuff like DomTool

Connecting to AFS from an HCoop server

I found this handy summary of the commands that must be run:

On our servers, it seems sufficient to run:

AndrewFileSystem (last edited 2018-11-15 03:45:21 by ClintonEbadi)