Other HCoop tips

To mount your HCoop home directory on your local system and work with the files easily:

• In Debian:

  # aptitude install openafs-client openafs-krb5 krb5-user

  when the installer asks, enter:

  hcoop.net

  for AFS cell this workstation belongs to

  afs.hcoop.net

  for DB server host names for your home cell
  and accept the default choices for Size of AFS cache, Dynamically generate contents of /afs, and Run Openafs client now and on startup.
• Edit /etc/krb5.conf
  In [lidbefaults] section, change the default_realm line to:

  default_realm = HCOOP.NET

  in the same section, add:

  allow_weak_crypto = true

  in the [realms] section add:

  HCOOP.NET = { kdc = kerberos.hcoop.net admin_server = kerberos.hcoop.net default_domain = hcoop.net }

  in the [domain_realm] section add:

  hcoop.net = HCOOP.NET .hcoop.net = HCOOP.NET

• Restart openafs-client:

  # /etc/init.d/openafs-client restart

• Check that the openafs module is loaded, otherwise you'll get errors and will not connect.

$ kinit user@HCOOP.NET

where user is your username. Pay attention to HCOOP.NET being in caps.

$ aklog -c hcoop.net

Now your files will be mounted in:

/afs/hcoop.net/user/u/us/user/

wher u/us/user refers to the first letter, first two letters, and finally your full username.

Now you can copy files to and fro and work with your HCoop home as if it was a local file system.