[OpenAFS] Additonal question about the OpenAFS Security
Advisory 2016-003
Harald Barth
haba@kth.se
Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:34:35 +0100 (CET)
> AFS file servers store directory information in a flat file that
> consists of a header, a hash table and a fixed number of directory entry
> blocks.
That I was aware of.
> When a volume dump is constructed for a volume move, a volume
> release, a volume backup, etc. the contents of the directory files
> are copied into the dump stream exactly as they are stored on disk
> by the file server.
That was the part I was unsure about. Thanks!
> I hope this information is helpful.
Yes, indeed.
Harald.