How to Install OpenAFS on OpenBSD

OpenAFS is a distributed file system that provides a unified namespace for storing user data. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OpenAFS on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• An OpenBSD-based system.
• A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Required Packages

OpenBSD does not come with all the necessary packages to install and configure OpenAFS. We need to install the required packages first.

Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ sudo pkg_add openafs openafs-client openafs-doc

This command will install the OpenAFS packages, including the client and the documentation.

Step 2: Configure OpenAFS

Once the installation is complete, we need to configure OpenAFS.

Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ sudo afsd

This will start the OpenAFS service. To make sure it starts automatically whenever the system boots up, run the following command:

$ sudo rcctl enable afsd

Step 3: Create an AFS Cell

To create an AFS cell, which is a virtual container for files and directories, run the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/bosserver -noauth

This command will start the AFS Management Server. Once the server is started, we can create an AFS cell.

To create a cell, run the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/bos createcell localhost mycell.com -localauth

Replace mycell.com with the name of your AFS cell. This command will create a new cell with the specified name.

Step 4: Create an AFS Volume

An AFS volume is a container for files and directories. To create a new volume, run the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/createvol -name myvolume -server localhost -partition /vicepa

Replace myvolume with the name of your volume. This command will create a new volume with the specified name on the AFS server.

Step 5: Mount the AFS Volume

To mount the AFS volume, run the following command:

$ sudo /usr/sbin/fs mkmount /afs/mycell.com/myvolume myvolume -rw

This command will create a mount point for the AFS volume. Replace mycell.com and myvolume with your AFS cell and volume names, respectively.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed OpenAFS on OpenBSD and created an AFS cell and volume. You can now use the AFS commands to manage your data on the distributed file system.

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