[OpenAFS] Selecting a configuration file format for OpenAFS Services

[Kim Kimball]

Jason Edgecombe wrote:
> David Boyes wrote:
>> On 5/16/09 12:33 AM, "Jeffrey Altman" <jaltman@secure-endpoints.com> 
>> wrote:
>>  
>>> OpenAFS does not have a configuration file for use by administrators to
>>> configure the various services.  As a result, each time a new
>>> configuration option is created it has been implemented either as a
>>> compile time option or a run time option controlled by a command-line
>>> switch.  The gatekeepers are opposed to the addition of new compile 
>>> time
>>> options because it puts packagers in the position of determining what
>>> features administrators and end users are able to deploy without
>>> building from source.  However, additional command-line parameters have
>>> their own complexity issues.  For example, the current fileserver
>>> command line has approximate forty options; many of which are no longer
>>> optional for reasonable deployment configurations.
>>>     
>>
>> Rather than scattering configuration around in files, I'd like to see a
>> configuration daemon that maintained the configurations for the various
>> pieces. A single command line argument identifying a set of addresses to
>> contact a config daemon would make this very simple to implement, and 
>> the
>> config daemon could be a simple "connect, id yourself, receive your 
>> config,
>> disconnect" operation. Would make configuration management a lot 
>> simpler.
>>
>> If you insist on files, then all configuration should be possible 
>> within the
>> files, and the command line args should be frozen as is for backward
>> compatibility. The Kerberos file format is as good as any, although not
>> really friendly for complex parms.   
> I'd prefer one or more files as opposed to one more daemon. You can 
> use cfengine, puppet, etc to distribute configs.
>
> I suggest putting the file in the same folder as CellServDB.
>
> Jason
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the server afs/local directory might be better for server config

Kim