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= Listing and setting quotas = To list volume quota, run{{{ fs lq DIR }}} To set volume quota in 1-kilobyte blocks, run{{{ fs sq DIR -max SIZE }}} |
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: