[OpenAFS-devel] Selecting a configuration file format for OpenAFS Services

[Robert Banz]

>
> There are several proposals on the table for additional features that
> require new configuration capabilities.  I believe that it is time  
> that
> OpenAFS adopt a configuration file format and library.

I think I could deal with *anything* that isn't XML. ;) In fact,  
massive amounts of command line flags aren't too bad to deal with.

However, if our intent is, in the long term, to allow updating of  
configuration options without a server restart, then we certainly  
should move to a config file format. Both INI and the kerberos config  
format would do well for this -- Kerberos does allow for some idea of  
inheritance & overrides, which may be desirable -- and it's got the  
multi-realm concept which could play nice for sites that are multi- 
cell and wish to maintain one configuration file that they push out to  
all of their servers & clients.

-rob