[OpenAFS] Quick Start Guide: why do we tell people to use -cell when it's unnecessary?

[Phillip Moore]

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One of the things I was about to change in the QSG is the advice below
(sorry if the HTML survives the past illegibly):

Using -cell is meaningless, since the bosserver is running with -noauth at
this point, and the -cell argument merely tells bos which of your tokens to
use for authentication.   Is there any valid reason why I should just drop
the use of -cell in all these examples, whenever using -noauth?

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The remaining instructions in this chapter include the *-cell* argument on
all applicable commands. Provide the cell name you assigned in Defining Cell
Name and Membership for Server
Processes<http://docs.openafs.org/QuickStartUnix/ch02s12.html>.
If a command appears on multiple lines, it is only for legibility.

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   Issue the *bos create* command to start the Backup Server.

      # *./bos create* <*machine name*> *buserver simple
/usr/afs/bin/buserver*  \
    *                 -cell* <*cell name*>  *-noauth*

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One of the things I was about to change in the QSG is the advice below (sor=
ry if the HTML survives the past illegibly):<div><br></div><div>Using -cell=
 is meaningless, since the bosserver is running with -noauth at this point,=
 and the -cell argument merely tells bos which of your tokens to use for au=
thentication. =A0 Is there any valid reason why I should just drop the use =
of -cell in all these examples, whenever using -noauth?</div>
<div><br></div><div>-----</div><div><p style=3D"font-family: Times; font-si=
ze: medium; ">The remaining instructions in this chapter include the=A0<spa=
n class=3D"bold"><strong>-cell</strong></span>=A0argument on all applicable=
 commands. Provide the cell name you assigned in=A0<a class=3D"link" href=
=3D"http://docs.openafs.org/QuickStartUnix/ch02s12.html" title=3D"Defining =
Cell Name and Membership for Server Processes">Defining Cell Name and Membe=
rship for Server Processes</a>. If a command appears on multiple lines, it =
is only for legibility.<a class=3D"indexterm" name=3D"id600846"></a><a clas=
s=3D"indexterm" name=3D"id600857"></a></p>
<div class=3D"orderedlist" style=3D"font-family: Times; font-size: medium; =
"><ol class=3D"orderedlist" type=3D"1"><li class=3D"listitem"><p>Issue the=
=A0<span class=3D"bold"><strong>bos create</strong></span>=A0command to sta=
rt the Backup Server.</p>
<pre class=3D"programlisting">   # <span class=3D"bold"><strong>./bos creat=
e</strong></span> &lt;<em class=3D"replaceable"><code>machine name</code></=
em>&gt; <span class=3D"bold"><strong>buserver simple /usr/afs/bin/buserver<=
/strong></span>  \
 <span class=3D"bold"><strong>                 -cell</strong></span> &lt;<e=
m class=3D"replaceable"><code>cell name</code></em>&gt;  <span class=3D"bol=
d"><strong>-noauth</strong></span></pre><pre class=3D"programlisting"><span=
 class=3D"bold"><strong><br>
</strong></span></pre></li></ol></div></div>

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