Thanks for the clarification. Sounds like the best case scenario is to use something like iFolder, Apple's home PHD technology (although not cross platform) or just use Crashplan and do continuous backups.
Thanks also to everyone who responded. On Dec 17, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Jeffrey Altman wrote: > AFS is not a copy/sync technology. It is a location-independent > distributed file system. The home directory if stored in AFS can be > accessed from multiple devices simultaneously. Those devices can be big > servers, client desktops, or even mobile devices. Your File System > will begin offering iOS and Android clients in the not to distant future. > > Jeffrey Altman > > On 12/17/2011 10:06 AM, Ryan Nix wrote: >> Definitely not a requirement. Basically, the objective is to use AFS >> as an automatic backup of the users home directory. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Dec 16, 2011, at 11:24 PM, Jason Edgecombe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On 12/15/2011 11:22 PM, Ryan Nix wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Is there any chance that someone could post a step-by-step guide on >>>> something like Howtoforge.com? >>>> >>>> I'm really intrigued by AFS and would like to use it, but it seems like it >>>> might be a lot of work to get going and in the end AFS might not be the >>>> right tool for the job. >>>> >>>> Basically, I would love to implement something similar to Dropbox but would >>>> sync a user's entire home directory. We're mostly a Mac environment but >>>> Apple's own Portable Home Directory solution is kind of lousy. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> >>>> Ryan >>>> >>> Is a web interface a must-have requirement? >>> >>> I suggest just having home directories in AFS and avoid syncing. Is that >>> acceptable? >>> >>> Jason >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenAFS-info mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info > _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
