[OpenAFS] OpenAFS guide

[Ryan T Nix]

Thanks for the clarification.  Sounds like the best case scenario is to =
use something like iFolder, Apple's home PHD technology (although not =
cross platform) or just use Crashplan and do continuous backups.

Thanks also to everyone who responded.

On Dec 17, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Jeffrey Altman wrote:

> AFS is not a copy/sync technology.  It is a location-independent
> distributed file system.  The home directory if stored in AFS can be
> accessed from multiple devices simultaneously.  Those devices can be =
big
> servers, client desktops, or even mobile devices.   Your File System
> will begin offering iOS and Android clients in the not to distant =
future.
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> Jeffrey Altman
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> On 12/17/2011 10:06 AM, Ryan Nix wrote:
>> Definitely not a requirement.  Basically, the objective is to use AFS
>> as an automatic backup of the users home directory.
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Dec 16, 2011, at 11:24 PM, Jason Edgecombe =
<jason@rampaginggeek.com> wrote:
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>>> On 12/15/2011 11:22 PM, Ryan Nix wrote:
>>>> Hi All,
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>>>> Is there any chance that someone could post a step-by-step guide on
>>>> something like Howtoforge.com?
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>>>> I'm really intrigued by AFS and would like to use it, but it seems =
like it
>>>> might be a lot of work to get going and in the end AFS might not be =
the
>>>> right tool for the job.
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>>>> Basically, I would love to implement something similar to Dropbox =
but would
>>>> sync a user's entire home directory.  We're mostly a Mac =
environment but
>>>> Apple's own Portable Home Directory solution is kind of lousy.
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>>>> Sincerely,
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>>>> Ryan
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>>> Is a web interface a must-have requirement?
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>>> I suggest just having home directories in AFS and avoid syncing. Is =
that acceptable?
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>>> Jason
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