Yes, you could use AFS for /usr, /home, etc however you cannot use it for /, because AFS requires some configuration files. Also note that you cannot use AFS for /dev, because it cannot hold device files (or any special files).
-derek Joerg Sommer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > is it possible to use afs for the root directory? I see some problem with > the cache at the point of mounting, but I don't know if they are there. > Is this a good idea? > > We will boot all clients from the net and we would set up a NFS server > for / and afs should provide /usr, /home,... So the NFS server isn't > really necessary. But could we use afs for this? > > Joerg. > _______________________________________________ > OpenAFS-info mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
