Re: AFS Server on OpenBSD
On 17/04/07, Marcus Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:30:46 +0200 From: Rico Secada [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: misc@openbsd.org Subject: AFS Server on OpenBSD Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have been trying to find some information on setting up a AFS server on OpenBSD, is it even possible? Rico. Yes, this should be possible. Visit: www.openafs.org to get openafs source. Either use heimdal (built-in to openbsd) or build and install MIT kerberos, or decide if kaserver is sufficient and acceptable to you. You don't need to bother with the openafs afs cache manager if you're just running an afs server, so you will most likely want to build openafs with '--disable-kernel-module'. If you have more questions regarding openafs, ask [EMAIL PROTECTED] what you're asking about is really AFS-centric, not openBSD-centric. -Marcus Watts Or you could just have a look at net/openafs port... -- viq
Re: AFS Server on OpenBSD
I have been trying to find some information on setting up a AFS server on OpenBSD, is it even possible? Rico. If you have more questions regarding openafs, ask [EMAIL PROTECTED] what you're asking about is really AFS-centric, not openBSD-centric. -Marcus Watts Or you could just have a look at net/openafs port... hey Rico, short answer is yes its possible, but the net/openafs port is subtly broken. i plan to re-test openafs 1.4.4 when 4.1 is released publically (as I donate but don't grab CDs). i've been using openafs on openbsd for about 3 years now happily in the main apart from a headache between 3.8-3.9 i think. currently i'm running openbsd40 + inbuilt heimdal + openafs 1.4.3 + (a few patches) without any issues, other than the recent openafs security advisory. with a bit of support from todd@ hopefully 1.4.4 will be in 4.1-current soon afterwards. if you're hosting openafs for larger networks then i believe that the recommendation is usually rhel i suspect solaris. best to check that with openafs-info tho. in my experience, broadly speaking the biggest headache is likely to be that the arla version we have in openbsd is not the latest greatest. for a small network it works fine for me, YMMV. it's not IMHO always plug-n-play solution for laptop users but this could be debated on openafs-info again. i suggest you contact me offline on this as i've got some notes on putting this all together. i'll send these through. a+ scorch
AFS Server on OpenBSD
Hi, I have been trying to find some information on setting up a AFS server on OpenBSD, is it even possible? Rico.
Re: AFS Server on OpenBSD
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:30:46 +0200 From: Rico Secada [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: misc@openbsd.org Subject: AFS Server on OpenBSD Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I have been trying to find some information on setting up a AFS server on OpenBSD, is it even possible? Rico. Yes, this should be possible. Visit: www.openafs.org to get openafs source. Either use heimdal (built-in to openbsd) or build and install MIT kerberos, or decide if kaserver is sufficient and acceptable to you. You don't need to bother with the openafs afs cache manager if you're just running an afs server, so you will most likely want to build openafs with '--disable-kernel-module'. If you have more questions regarding openafs, ask [EMAIL PROTECTED] what you're asking about is really AFS-centric, not openBSD-centric. -Marcus Watts
