Why don't you just start AFS in DynAFS mode? -derek
Paul Blackburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > I have found it useful to add a ping test to verify connectivity > to one of our cell's database servers. > If the ping fails then we don't attempt to start AFS > (otherwise bad things might happen, eeek!). > > Why is this helpful? I use an laptop computer which gets > moved around different networks. It may or may not have > connectivity to our local AFS cell. > > It's handy to have this check done automatically at system start time. > It also follows that I do not modify my PAM files to get > AFS authentication at login (as I would on a "static" machine). > > I have placed a copy of my modified /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs > run command file here: > http://www.angelfire.com/hi/plutonic/images/afs > > It should work for most cells. Use at own risk, no guarantees. > > I hope others may find this useful. > -- > cheers > paul http://acm.org/~mpb > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenAFS-info mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info -- Derek Atkins Computer and Internet Security Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ihtfp.com _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
