[OpenAFS] The /afs directory

[Derek Atkins]

"William Roberts" <wroberts@reserveamerica.com> writes:

> I'm not sure what you mean by remove libafs.

On linux: rmmod libafs

Basically, make sure the AFS kernel module has been removed.  You can
verify that it's been removed by running "lsmod" and making sure that
libafs isn't in the list.

Another way of doing this is to reboot the machine and bring it up in
single-user mode.

> If I bring down afs then remove the afs file in the / directory then restart
> afs, will there be any problems?

Yes, you will need to "mkdir /afs" before you start the AFS client.
AFS will not automatically create the /afs directory for you.

-derek

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derek Atkins" <warlord@MIT.EDU>
> To: "William Roberts" <wroberts@reserveamerica.com>
> Cc: <openafs-info@openafs.org>; "Mike" <maldrich@reserveamerica.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] The /afs directory
> 
> 
> > I'm not sure what "any other mount points" you think you will lose.
> > /afs is purely a client-side thing.
> >
> > The right way to fix this is:
> >         bring the AFS client down, remove libafs
> >         clean up the /afs inode
> >         bring the AFS client back up
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > "William Roberts" <wroberts@reserveamerica.com> writes:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > We are running openafs server on RedHat linux 7.1.  One our staff
> members somehow created an AFS file in the / directory in place of the afs
> directory.  AFS is still running ok but I cannot cd into any of the
> directories because it thinks /afs does not exist.  I cannot get rid of the
> afs file created because the system still thinks that afs is still mounted
> there.  Has anything like this ever happened to anyone out there?  If I
> bring down the services, then get rid of the afs file and recreate /afs
> directory, will I lose all my other mount points?  Any advice?
> > >
> > >
> >
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       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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