[OpenAFS] afs for /

[Derek Atkins]

Yes, you could use AFS for /usr, /home, etc however you cannot use
it for /, because AFS requires some configuration files.  Also note
that you cannot use AFS for /dev, because it cannot hold device
files (or any special files).

-derek

Joerg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> is it possible to use afs for the root directory? I see some problem with
> the cache at the point of mounting, but I don't know if they are there.
> Is this a good idea?
> 
> We will boot all clients from the net and we would set up a NFS server
> for / and afs should provide /usr, /home,... So the NFS server isn't
> really necessary. But could we use afs for this?
> 
> Joerg.
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