Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:44:48 +0000 From: "Craig Ryhorchuk" <trashcanaccount@hotmail.com> To: tedm@toybox.placo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: drosih@rpi.edu Subject: RE: AFS in FreeBSD 5.4 or 6 Message-ID: <BAY110-F2062F82D98F10CC8C764E7BEE90@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEHMFDAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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I know that is there. I have already fired up 6.0 on a test box, downloaded the binary and scratched my head at a complete lack of documentation. If you saw my original post (which you might not have) I was only asking for a pointer to some documentation. Having never installed, used, seen or even smelled AFS before, a tarball of binaries leaves me confounded. The instructions for every other O/S documented on the site mention kernel modifications and so on. Without some idea of what I have to do to get this running, I'm stranded. I'm sure that if I'd been running AFS for years, an upgrade to 6.0 with the binary would be a no-brainer. Sorry, I'm rambling. I think you get the idea; I'd love to use AFS, I have 6.0 and the binaries. All I am lacking is a clue ! I was specifically asking if anyone could point me to any information I could use to get started. - Craig >From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> >To: "Craig Ryhorchuk" <trashcanaccount@hotmail.com>, ><freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> >CC: <drosih@rpi.edu> >Subject: RE: AFS in FreeBSD 5.4 or 6 >Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:31:05 -0800 > > >openafs has a compiled binary for FreeBSD 6.0 on their website, >have either of you even tried it, or are you going to just write >it off without even seeing it it works at all? > >Ted > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Craig Ryhorchuk > >Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 1:54 PM > >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >Cc: drosih@rpi.edu > >Subject: Re: AFS in FreeBSD 5.4 or 6 > > > > > >Around about Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:20:46 -0500 Garance A Drosihn commented: > > > >>At 6:27 PM +0000 2/28/06, Craig Ryhorchuk wrote: > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>> I am looking for specific instructions on installing, > >>>maintaining and using AFS with FreeBSD 5.4 or 6. I want to set > >>>up one or more servers and make them available to clients running > >>>whatever O/S. I think Arla has the client side covered if > >>>necessary, but all I can find for server-side is a downloadable > >>>instruction-free bundle for 6.0 on the OpenAFS site. There are > >>>specific instructions for other supported O/Ss but none for FreeBSD. > >>>I have Googled and searched; not exhaustively I hope. There has > >>>to be something out there. > >> > >>I think there are some people who run openafs servers on FreeBSD, > >>but probably just people who already know enough about running > >>OpenAFS servers that it is "obvious" (to them) what you would > >>need to do. > >> > >>The problem is that the openafs client-side for FreeBSD never > >>gets quite to the point of working. So, the number of openafs > >>users on freebsd never reaches critical mass to get some of the > >>less exciting work done -- such as OS-specific documentation... > > > > > >Thanks for the info. That's a bummer. I thought this might be the > >perfect solution to a business problem, but if this is the > >state of it, I > >guess the idea is a non-starter. > >*sigh* - I guess it's back to linux again. > >I know. I need to port it myself and not complain, but I claim to be > >a sysadmin and not a kernel hacker. > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/273 - Release Date: 3/2/2006 > > >
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