[OpenAFS] readonly/readwrite

[Derek Atkins]

ReadWrite (RW) volumes are volumes that can be read from and written
to.  ReadOnly (RO) volumes are, obviously, read-only and cannot be
written to by clients.  RO volumes are generally called 'clones', and
are 'copied' from a RW volume.

Generally, you use RO volumes for system software or large file sets
that don't change very often.  In order to change a RO volume, you
have to specifically mount the RW volume, make the file changes, and
then "release" the volume to the RO clones.

For homedirectories you definitely want a _just_ a RW volume.

-derek

Corey Kovacs <ckovacs@DEPAUW.EDU> writes:

> Can someone explain the difference between readonly and readwrite
> volumes?
> When is it appropriate to use each? I want to keep users home
> directories in afs
> space ( I am using ldap for the authorization stuff), do I need to
> create a home
> volume and then create volumes for each user? whats the "standard" way
> to do this?
> 
> Thanks for all of the help I have gotten so far from this list people on
> various subjects
> regarding OpenAFS.
> 
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