[OpenAFS] newbie question

[Michael Martinez]

NFS is the stock network file system shipped with all Unix systems, including Linux. It uses RPC (remote procedure call and sockets) to operate. 

AFS is a third-party type of software, designed to run separate from (and usually replace) NFS. Proponents of AFS say it's better than NFS because it is more stable, and decentralized. On the other hand, AFS is more complicated than NFS. To administer AFS requires more time to learn a bunch of commands, to learn how it works, etc.

-Michael Martinez

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From: Martin <saunders1663@shaw.ca>
Date:  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 08:53:15 -0700

>Very briefly :
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>What is the relationship, if any,  between AFS, OpenLDAP and NFS?
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>How are they "layered" in terms of installation? How do they interact with each other?
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>These are very basic inquiries to establish the relationship between these programs to facilitate a full implementation of AFS but we are not sure yet how AFS fits in.
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Michael Martinez
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