[OpenAFS] a noobs question and problems on a new cell

Jason Edgecombe jason@rampaginggeek.com
Fri, 04 May 2007 08:53:19 -0400


Adnoh wrote:
> hello @all
> maybe stupid question but I don't know it :-)
>
> i have two fileservers connected over a 2 mbit vpn (fs1 with rw-volume and
> fs2 with a ro-instance) and mounted that on /afs/domain/vol
> can I settup this that way:
> my users on fs1 work with /afs/domain/vol - rw + ro - thats clear to me.
> when my users on fs2 read a file it should be taken from the ro-instance on
> the internal harddrive and if they change anything it is written to
> fs1-rw-instance !? on my try i get only the error "readonly filesystem"
>
> can this be done or do i have to setup a mountpoint /afs/domain/.vol (-rw)
> and point the users to that directory !?
>
> thanks for any responses to help me getting started
>   
The typical scenario is as follows:

/afs/domain/volume is the read-only copy if it exists.
/afs/.domain/volume is always the read-write copy. <-- note the 
/afs/<dot>domain This is referred to at the "dotted" path.

writing to the read-only path of /afs/domain/volume will get the error 
"read-only filesystem". To write, you must use the path /afs/.domain/volume

If you are doing lots of writes, then having the volume replicated may 
not be the best thing.

What is the usage model for this volume?

Jason