OpenAFS is a powerful and versatile distributed file system that allows clients to access and share data over a network. If you're running Arch Linux and need to install OpenAFS, this tutorial will guide you through the process.
Before you begin, you should have the following:
First, update your Arch Linux system by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
This will ensure that your system is up to date and that you have the latest security patches installed.
Next, install the packages required for OpenAFS by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S openafs-modules-dkms openafs-client krb5
This will install the OpenAFS kernel modules, the OpenAFS client, and the Kerberos authentication system.
Once the required packages are installed, you'll need to configure OpenAFS to work with your system.
Before you can use OpenAFS, you'll need to set up Kerberos authentication. To do this, run the following command:
sudo kinit your-kerberos-username@YOUR-REALM
Replace your-kerberos-username and YOUR-REALM with your actual Kerberos credentials.
Next, you'll need to edit the OpenAFS configuration files.
/etc/openafs/afs.conf in a text editor and uncomment the line that begins with AFS_CLIENT=true./etc/openafs/ThisCell and replace the default realm name with your actual Kerberos realm name.Finally, start the OpenAFS client by running the following command:
sudo systemctl start openafs-client.service
To verify that OpenAFS is installed and working correctly, run the following command:
klist
This should display your Kerberos tickets, indicating that the authentication system is working correctly.
Next, run the following command:
fs listacl /
This should list the access control list for the root directory of your AFS file system.
If both commands executed successfully, congratulations! You've successfully installed and configured OpenAFS on Arch Linux.
OpenAFS is a versatile and powerful file system that can be used to share data over a network. By following the steps in this tutorial, you should be able to install and configure OpenAFS on your Arch Linux system.
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