This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing OpenAFS on Ubuntu Server Latest. OpenAFS is a distributed file system designed to provide easy access to files across different operating systems and platforms.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
Update the system to ensure you have the latest packages.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Install the OpenAFS packages using the following command:
sudo apt-get install openafs-fileserver openafs-client openafs-krb5 openafs-modules-dkms openafs-dbserver
Once installed, configure OpenAFS by editing the /etc/openafs/ThisCell file and replacing the default name with your own domain name.
sudo nano /etc/openafs/ThisCell
Change the default name to your domain name and save the file.
Next, edit the /etc/openafs/CellServDB file and add the IP addresses of your file server and database server.
sudo nano /etc/openafs/CellServDB
Add the following lines at the end of the file, replacing the IP addresses with your own:
# File Server
192.168.0.2 #IP address of your file server
# Database Server
192.168.0.3 #IP address of your database server
Save the file and exit the editor.
Start the OpenAFS services using the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/openafs-client start
sudo /etc/init.d/openafs-fileserver start
sudo /etc/init.d/openafs-dbserver start
You can check the status of each service by running the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/openafs-client status
sudo /etc/init.d/openafs-fileserver status
sudo /etc/init.d/openafs-dbserver status
To create a volume, use the vos create command followed by the name of the volume and the ID of the file server partition.
sudo vos create -server file-server -partition /vicepa <volume-name>
Replace file-server with the hostname of your file server and <volume-name> with the name of your volume.
To mount the volume, use the fs mkmount command followed by the name of the mount point and the name of the volume.
sudo fs mkmount /afs/<cell-name>/<volume-name> <volume-name>
Replace <cell-name> with the name of your cell and <volume-name> with the name of your volume.
To test OpenAFS, create a file in the mounted volume and verify that it is replicated to the file server.
cd /afs/<cell-name>/<volume-name>
sudo touch sample-file.txt
ls -l
You have successfully installed and configured OpenAFS on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use it to access files across different operating systems and platforms.
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