[OpenAFS] User-files

[Derek Atkins]

Thorsten Wandersmann <pitu@caipy.de> writes:

> As far as I read/understand it, one can only be logged in to one cell at
> one time.

Negative.  A user can only have one token per cell per PAG, but a
user may have multiple tokens.  For example:

~> tokens

Tokens held by the Cache Manager:

User's (AFS ID 9661) tokens for afs@net.mit.edu [Expires Jun 25 18:34]
User's (AFS ID 9661) tokens for afs@dev.mit.edu [Expires Jun 25 18:34]
User's (AFS ID 9661) tokens for afs@athena.mit.edu [Expires Jun 25 18:34]
User's (AFS ID 9661) tokens for afs@sipb.mit.edu [Expires Jun 25 18:34]
   --End of list--

> What, if I would have the home-directories on AFS and want to log in into
> another cell. Is this possible or did I missread something?

You misread.  What you probably read is that the PAM modules will not
obtain multiple tokens for you at login time.

> Second, when I log in to the console I got questioned for two passwords
> now. What, If I want to log in by xdm/kdm/gdm? I read, that I could put it
> in any Service, but can the mentioned programs manage this?

Sounds like your Unix and AFS passwords are different.  The xlogin
code should deal with this, but I don't know for sure.

> If not I think I also would need home-directories by NFS, same small ones,
> to give people a) the possibility to log in by xdm and/or b) give them the
> possibility to change cells.
> 
> Did I take it right?
> 
> thnks,
> thorsten

-derek

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