[OpenAFS] Pro's & Con's of /usr/local on AFS....

Derek Atkins warlord@MIT.EDU
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:18:36 -0400


Ian Delahorne <ian@assv.net> writes:

> "Todd M. Lewis" <utoddl@email.unc.edu> writes:
>
>> It's convenient not to type ".unc.edu" a couple hundred times a
>> day. Whether it's worth it is an open question. (BTW,
>> '/afs/isis.unc.edu' is also a mount point for volume 'root.cell'.)
>
> And I thought that was what the TAB key was for.

<tab> requires stat'ing the directory which has always been a no-no
in /afs...  With dynroot it's a bit better, but it's still an issue
if you're not using dynroot.

-derek
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