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Has anyone reported the AFS access as a problem to Computer Lab? Has it been logged as a problem? I tried John's instruction (below) last night and it worked for me from my office in Erickson Hall. Perhaps OpenAFS is the short-term solution for people who need immediate access to their AFS space. For those who are familiar with OpenAFS, could it be a solution to accessing Windows servers (2003) from off-campus? Or do we still need VPN? r. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Valenti" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 8:36 PM Subject: OpenAFS install instructions > FYI > Here's a draft on installing the OpenAFS client on Windows 2000. Feel > free to edit it for your purposes. > > The OpenAFS client allows you to connect to AFS resources, such as > personal & class webspace at MSU. This access method uses the original > AFS protocols, rather than MS Networking (those ports are blocked in > many cases now) or FTP. > > INSTALLATION > 1. Download the Windows client at the very bottom of this page: > http://openafs.org/release/latest.html > (Version 1.2.10, filename AFSforWindows.exe, about 12.8MB) > > 2. Run it. > A. take the "English" default - OK > B. deselect "AFS Supplemental documentation" (unless you want it) > C. AFS cell data bases - take default - NEXT *** > D. Enter cell name - use default (openafs.org) *** > E. At the next screen (Select local drive mounting), deselect both > Z: and U: *** > F. Finish installation & REBOOT. > > USING IT > After rebooting and logging in, find the new icon for the AFS client in > your system tray. > Click the button to obtain tokens. > Cell should be msu.edu > Username should be your MSU NetID (is that what we call it this week?) > PW should be your password > Click and you should receive a (Kerberos?) token good for 24 hours. > Switch to the tab for Drive Letters > Click on the entry and select the Change button > Choose an available drive letter. > For the AFS path use something like \afs\msu.edu\user\v\a\valenti **** > (the "v" above would be replaced by the first letter of your ID, > the "a" by the second letter, the "valenti" by your ID > Click the button to reconnect automatically, if you want. > > You should be connected to your AFS home directory now. > > NOTES > *** - I'm ignorant of the finer details of AFS. Possibly the default > cell name should be msu.edu, or perhaps someone could customize a data > file that would automate more of this process. > > **** - I think there is a path that would be the root of MSU's AFS > space, then you could maneuver around to whatever folders you have > permissions in. >