In order to use [[KerberosV]] (recommended), you will have to use Kerberos for Windows, an MIT product. Of course, this requires that you use [[KerberosV]] servers, which still is not always the case. Small sites may still use [[OpenAFS]]'s own Kerberos server implementation, called the **_kaserver_**.
-### <a name="A Word of Warning"></a> A Word of Warning
+### <a name="A Word of Advice"></a> A Word of Advice
While installing and configuring AFS, you should keep in mind that the authentication part is the part which most often causes problems. This is partly due to the fact that different generations of Kerberos are kept in the software for backward compatiblity. It may also be that some information is not available to the [[OpenAFS]] developers. Please be patient about getting Kerberos to work.
The main site for [[OpenAFS]] is [openafs.org](http://openafs.org). From here you can download the latest releases of all versions of the [[OpenAFS]] package. On [this page](http://openafs.org/release/latest.html) you will always find the latest releases. The ready-to-install Windows package is usually located at the bottom of the page.
-The file you download is either an executable file ([[NullSoft]] Installer), or a Microsoft Installer file. Both do the same. The Microsoft Installer file requires the Microsoft Installer (how surprising), but that ships with Windows 2000 and later.
+The file you download is either an executable file (Nullsoft Installer), or a Microsoft Installer file. Both do the same. The Microsoft Installer file requires the Microsoft Installer (how surprising), but that ships with Windows 2000 and later. The Nullsoft Installer is preferred when installing interactively. The Microsoft Installer package was developed to make it easier for large sites to deploy [[OpenAFS]] without user interaction.
Note that the [[NullSoft]] Installer and the Microsoft Installer look somewhat different on the screen. They will both be shown in the step-by-step guide below.
<img src="http://www.e.kth.se/~tommie/openafs/screens/install/nis/4 cellservdb.png" width="503" height="386" /> For the Nullsoft Installer executable, you also have to decide which [[CellServDB]] to use. This is a deprecated way of telling [[OpenAFS]] which servers to contact to reach files from a specific cell. New sites use DNS lookups instead.
+In the Microsoft Installer package, the [[CellServDB]] is preserved if found. Otherwise, the packaged file will be installed. You will not need to confirm this.
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If you already have a [[CellServDB]], you should use the existing file. If you are doing a fresh install, download the file from grand.central.org if possible. Otherwise, use the packaged file.
<img src="http://www.e.kth.se/~tommie/openafs/screens/install/msi/6 configure.png" width="499" height="385" /> <img src="http://www.e.kth.se/~tommie/openafs/screens/install/nis/5 cellname.png" width="503" height="386" /> In the next step, you will need to decide upon (from the Microsoft Installer):
<li><a href="#What happened to the files in th"> What happened to the files in the Windows directory, like <tt>afsdcell.ini</tt>, <tt>afs_freelance.ini</tt> and <tt>afsdsbmt.ini</tt>?</a></li>
<li><a href="#Why can I not use fs to set the"> Why can I not use <tt>fs</tt> to set the X option anymore?</a></li>
<li><a href="#Why should I abandon Kerberos 4?"> Why should I abandon Kerberos 4?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#What is the difference between t"> What is the difference between the Nullsoft Installer (.exe) and the Microsoft Installer (.msi)?</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Nomenclature"> Nomenclature</a><ul>
Recent updates to [[OpenAFS]] include support for Kerberos 5. If your cell still uses **_kaserver_** or a plain Kerberos 4 server, you should update them to use Kerberos 5. The **_kaserver_** can be seen as deprecated. The most common Kerberos 5 servers (KDCs) are [Heimdal](http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/), [MIT Kerberos](http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/) and [Microsoft's Active Directory services](http://www.microsoft.com/).
+### <a name="What is the difference between t"></a> What is the difference between the Nullsoft Installer (.exe) and the Microsoft Installer (.msi)?
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+[[OpenAFS]] for Windows is distributed in two different packages. The first uses the Nullsoft Install System (NSIS) and is a stand-alone executable file. The second is the Microsoft (Windows) Installer (MSI) package, which relies on the pre-installed Microsoft Installer.
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+The NSIS package is preferred for computers you want to install interactively on. The dialogs are more elaborate and gives you more control when installing. On the other hand, if you are deploying on a large Windows site, you may want to do this automagically on all computers at once, thus not using an interactive interface. For this reason, the (scriptable) Microsoft Installer package was design as a common base. You can modify the steps to suit your needs.
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+For more information, see the [MSI Deployment Guide](http://www.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.3.70/winnt/msi-deployment-guide.txt).
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## <a name="Nomenclature"></a> Nomenclature
### <a name="What is "Freelance Mode"?"></a> What is "Freelance Mode"?
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