X-Git-Url: http://git.openafs.org/?p=openafs-wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=index.mdwn;h=e2e8276e786dab07044484b7cfdab30b624990d0;hp=8d8031f539e17d347e79116e5b9d6cf4e9c35d68;hb=f0b0ee40bbaa4e095e7259cc686cbc34ca767708;hpb=93d96c166722fea227bfdf86e94d6516a4c10b9b diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index 8d8031f..e2e8276 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -1,80 +1,64 @@ +![andy][1] - -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. +Welcome to the [OpenAFS][2] wiki. This is a web-based collaboration 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 +stores files on file servers. 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 +very fast. File servers automatically notify clients 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. +### Key features -### Features ### + * global namespace + * location transparency + * client-side caching + * read-only replication + * access control lists + * kerberos integration -* global namespace -* location transparency -* client-side caching -* read-only replication -* access control lists -* kerberos integration +## Using OpenAFS + * [[Getting started|/Archive/GettingStarted]] + * [Documentation][3] + * [[Contributed guides and information|/Archive/GuidesAndInfo]] + * [[Frequently asked questions|/Archive/AFSFrequentlyAskedQuestions]] + * A [[list of sites using OpenAFS|/Archive/ListOfSitesUsingOpenAFS]] + * [[Binary Packages Available from Third Parties|/Archive/BinaryThirdParty]] -## Guides and information +## Get involved -* [[Getting started|GettingStarted]] -* [[Creating a new AFS cell|CreatingANewCell]] -* [[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]] -* [[Frequently asked questions|AFSFrequentlyAskedQuestions]] + * A [[list of tiny and simple tasks|/Archive/TinySimpleTasks]] + * [[Contributing scripts and tools|/Archive/Contrib]] + * [[Maintaining documentation|/Archive/MaintainingDocumentation]] + * OpenAFS [[developer documentation|/Archive/OpenAFSDevelopers]] + * OpenAFS project [[infrastructure|/Archive/openafsinfrastructure]] +## Getting help -## For the Community - -* [[A list of tiny and simple tasks|TinySimpleTasks]] -* [[Contributed scripts and tools|Contrib]] -* [[Maintaining documentation|MaintainingDocumentation]] - - -## For Developers - -* [[OpenAFS developer documentation|OpenAFSDevelopers]] - documentation for developers of [[OpenAFS]], including details of our revision control system, and lists of tasks that need doing. -* [[AFS3 protocol information|ProtocolInfo]] -* [[New projects|NewProjects]] -* [[Code architecture|CodeArchitecture]] -* [[Gatekeeping|GateKeeping]] -* [[How to build OpenAFS from source|HowToBuildOpenAFSFromSource]] -* [[How to build OpenAFS RPM packages|HowToBuildOpenAfsRpmPackages]] -* [[Demand attach file server|DemandAttach]] -* [[Pioctl interface documentation|OpenAFSPioctlInterfaceDoc]] -* [[Doxygen style guide|OpenAFSDoxygenStyleGuide]] -* [[Website project|OpenAFSWebsiteProjectPage]] -* [[Cache pinning|OpenAFSCachePinning]] -* [[Cache manager porting notes|CacheManagerPorting]] -* [[Buildbot]] -* [[Debugging]] -* [[Backup methods|BackupMethods]] + * [[Commercial Support|/support/WhereToGetHelp]] + * IRC [chat.freenode.net][4] channel #openafs + * [OpenAFS Mailing lists][5] + * Users and administrators -> OpenAFS-info + * Developers -> OpenAFS-devel ## About this wiki -* [[How to use this wiki|ikiwiki]] -* [[How to use git to edit pages|GitWiki]] -* [[Try out the wiki sandbox|sandbox]] -* [[Site Map|WikiSiteMap]] -* [[Orphaned pages|WikiOrphanedPages]] -* [[Broken links|WikiBrokenLinks]] - - + * How to use this [[wiki|ikiwiki]] + * Try out the wiki [[sandbox]] + * [[Site Map|WikiSiteMap]] + * [[Orphaned pages|WikiOrphanedPages]] + * [[Broken links|WikiBrokenLinks]] + +[1]: images/andy_juggles.jpg "Andy Juggles" +[2]: http://www.openafs.org "OpenAFS" +[3]: http://docs.openafs.org/ "OpenAFS Documentation" +[4]: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23openafs&uio=d4 "Freenode webchat" +[5]: https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo "Mailing lists"