[OpenAFS] adding a ping test to /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs

[Derek Atkins]

Why don't you just start AFS in DynAFS mode?

-derek

Paul Blackburn <mpb@est.ibm.com> writes:

> Hello,
> 
> I have found it useful to add a ping test to verify connectivity
> to one of our cell's database servers.
> If the ping fails then we don't attempt to start AFS
> (otherwise bad things might happen, eeek!).
> 
> Why is this helpful? I use an laptop computer which gets
> moved around different networks. It may or may not have
> connectivity to our local AFS cell.
> 
> It's handy to have this check done automatically at system start time.
> It also follows that I do not modify my PAM files to get
> AFS authentication at login (as I would on a "static" machine).
> 
> I have placed a copy of my modified /etc/rc.d/init.d/afs
> run command file here:
>     http://www.angelfire.com/hi/plutonic/images/afs
> 
> It should work for most cells. Use at own risk, no guarantees.
> 
> I hope others may find this useful.
> --
> cheers
> paul                                http://acm.org/~mpb
> 
> 
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       Derek Atkins
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