This is the HCoop Member Manual. It will tell you all you need to know about using HCoop services and participating in the co-op.

It is a work in progress, so don't expect complete content yet.

TableOfContents

All sections should be in their own subpage. Example: ["MemberManual/GettingStarted"].

Getting started

This entire section is required reading for both old and new members.

• How to indicate that you would like to join HCoop.
• We use AFS.
  • It's a bit different than standard UNIX file permissions. Allows for granular control of access, and ability to access your files from any machine that has an AFS/Kerberos client.

• We use DomTool.

  • It is a fairly unique approach to sharing access to a machine. It facilitates DNS, email, and web serving, provided that you have a domain.
• Reporting problems.
  • Report issues with Bugzilla.
  • Request domains with the portal.
• Logging in.
  • Explain that normal ssh will work fine.
  • Explain that access to files can expire, and how to renew access with kinit and aklog. Explain "ticket".
  • How to install AFS/Kerberos clients on your home computer, for easier access. How to make tickets last longer. How to make tickets automatically renew.
• Security goals.
  • Control public access to your files. Your publicly readable files are accessible outside HCoop via AFS (maybe ... need to look into more)
  • Mention denyhosts.

Using DomTool

• Write to ~/.domtool. Explain how to make public or private.

• Explain how to add a domain. In particular, an example, with content then annotated below. Point to relevant DomTool subpage for more.

• Explain how to remove a domain.

Copying files

• Using rsync.
• Using scp.
• Mounting AFS on your local system.

Email delivery

• Domtool part.

• ~/.public/.forward.

• ~/.procmail.d/procmailrc.

• Virtual mailboxes.
• Filtering spam.

Serving Web pages

• Static sites on deleuze. (Note to self: ask Adam C. if people can point domain names at deleuze, and subdomains at mire. I'd like to do that, myself.)
• Serving dynamic content on mire.

• Accessing read-only site-wide DAV. Also, enabling site-specific DAV so that you can use it for writing. Link to "Using revision control -> DAV and Subversion example",

Using cron

Running custom daemons

Using revision control

• Example of sitewide git. We'll keep this even if we decide against managing the domtool stuff with it.
• DAV and subversion for a particular site.
• Does sitewide Mercurial make sense?