[OpenAFS] can't mount AFS on /afs(22)

Jeffrey Hutzelman jhutz@cmu.edu
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:05:07 -0500 (EST)


On 22 Jan 2002, Derek Atkins wrote:

> Mike Lee <mike.li@bamboonetworks.com> writes:
>
> > Because of I run configure --prefix=/usr/afs
> > I found the bosserver create two symbol link
> > /usr/afs/etc/openafs/ThisCell -->/usr/afs/etc/openafs/server/ThisCell
> > /usr/afs/etc/openafs/CellServDB-->/usr/afs/etc/openafs/server/CellServDB
>
> These symlinks may not work as a normal user, because bos will
> restrict the permissions on /usr/afs/etc/openafs/server.  But
> let's ignore that for now.

You're the second person to have said this now, and it's simply not true.
The bosserver will _check_ the permissions on lots of things, and whine a
little if it doesn't like them, but it will not change any permissions.

-- Jeff