[OpenAFS-devel] Re: [OpenAFS] Soft mounts for /afs root
Derek Atkins
warlord@MIT.EDU
13 Jun 2001 21:03:59 -0400
This was certainly on the list of things to do...
-derek
Jeff Riegel <riegel@almaden.ibm.com> writes:
> We have been looking into modifying the AFS client to support "soft mounts"
> for the AFS root directory. Currently, /afs is mounted from your home
> cell's root.afs volume and provides mount points to each cell's root.cell
> volume. The modification would allow the client to see a virtual /afs
> with cell mount points determined from a client-specific database or
> configuration file. A mechanism could be provided to allow the user to
> add a particular cell to his AFS root, similar to a Web bookmark.
>
> This approach should allow a client to have access to the AFS space without
> needing to be a member of a home cell. We are therefore considering calling
> this project the "Freelance AFS client".
>
> We'd like to get feedback from the AFS user community regarding this
> project. Does it seem like a useful function? Any specific features
> that people feel we should include? Also, we would like to know if work
> is already underway on such a project. Thanks for any input.
>
> Jeff Riegel
> riegel@almaden.ibm.com
>
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