Welcome to the [OpenAFS](http://www.openafs.org) wiki. This is a web-based collaboration area for collecting, maintaining, and distributing information about OpenAFS, an open-source implementation of the AFS distributed filesystem. OpenAFS is a caching, distributed, network-based filesystem for securely and efficiently sharing files over a private network or over the internet. OpenAFS stores files on file server machines. OpenAFS clients read and write data to the file servers. Data is cached locally by clients, making subsequent reads very fast. File servers automatically notify clients when when data is changed, keeping data in sync. OpenAFS clients integrate with the client operating system to create a seamless network file system. Client side support is provided for wide-range of operating systems, including Windows, MacOS, Solaris, and Linux. ### Key features ### * global namespace * location transparency * client-side caching * read-only replication * access control lists * kerberos integration ### Learn more ### * [[List of sites using OpenAFS|ListOfSitesUsingOpenAFS]] * Learn more about OpenAFS ## Information for administrators ## * [[Getting started|GettingStarted]] * [Documentation](http://docs.openafs.org/) * [[Contributed guides and information|GuidesAndInfo]] * [[Where to get help|WhereToGetHelp]] * [[Frequently asked questions|AFSFrequentlyAskedQuestions]] ## Get involved ## * [[A list of tiny and simple tasks|TinySimpleTasks]] * [[Contributing scripts and tools|Contrib]] * [[Maintaining documentation|MaintainingDocumentation]] ## Information for developers ## OpenAFS [[developer documentation|OpenAFSDevelopers]] includes details of our revision control system and lists of tasks that need doing. ## About this wiki ## * How to use this [[wiki|ikiwiki]] * Try out the wiki [[sandbox]] * [[Site Map|WikiSiteMap]] * [[Orphaned pages|WikiOrphanedPages]] * [[Broken links|WikiBrokenLinks]]