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. OpenAFS requires a Kerberos 5 realm for mutual authentication of users and servers. Kerberos implementations include Active Directory, MIT Kerberos, and Heimdal kerberos. ### Features ### * global namespace * location transparency * client-side caching * read-only replication * access control lists * kerberos integration ## Guides and information ## * [[Getting started|GettingStarted]] * [[Creating a new AFS cell|CreatingANewCell]] * [[Frequently asked questions|AFSFrequentlyAskedQuestions]] * [[Windows quick start guide|WindowsEndUserQuickStartGuide]] * [[How to setup OpenAFS with Windows 2008 R2 AD server|Win2008R2ADasKDC]] * [[Windows kerberos 5 AFS service principal|WindowsK5AfsServicePrincipal]] * [[OpenAFS use case at CGV|usecase_cgv]] * [[Add-on tools and utilities|AddOnsToolsAndUtilities]] * [[Where to get help|WhereToGetHelp]] * [[Backup methods|BackupMethods]] ## Get involved ## * [[A list of tiny and simple tasks|TinySimpleTasks]] * [[Contributed scripts and tools|Contrib]] * [[Maintaining documentation|MaintainingDocumentation]] ## Developer information ## 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]]