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37 >Copyright © 2000 IBM Corporation. All Rights Reserved</P
45 >This edition applies to: <TABLE
50 >IBM AFS for AIX, Version 3.6</TD
54 >IBM AFS for Digital Unix, Version 3.6</TD
58 >IBM AFS for HP-UX, Version 3.6</TD
62 >IBM AFS for Linux, Version 3.6</TD
66 >IBM AFS for SGI IRIX, Version 3.6</TD
70 >IBM AFS for Solaris, Version 3.6</TD
76 >and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise
77 indicated in new editions.This softcopy version is based on the printed
78 edition of this book. Some formatting amendments have been made to make
79 this information more suitable for softcopy.</P
99 HREF="f24.html#HDRPREFAUDPUR"
100 >Audience and Purpose</A
104 HREF="f24.html#HDRPREFORGAN"
105 >Document Organization</A
109 HREF="f24.html#HDRUSERFRONTHOWTO"
110 >How To Use This Document</A
114 HREF="f24.html#HDRPREFRELATE"
115 >Related Documents</A
119 HREF="f24.html#HDRTYPO_CONV"
120 >Typographical Conventions</A
127 >An Introduction to AFS</A
133 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ3"
140 HREF="c113.html#Header_9"
141 >Client/Server Computing</A
145 HREF="c113.html#Header_10"
146 >Distributed File Systems</A
150 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ4"
151 >AFS Filespace and Local Filespace</A
155 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ5"
160 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ6"
161 >Volumes and Mount Points</A
165 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ7"
172 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ8"
173 >Using Files in AFS</A
179 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ9"
180 >The Cache Manager</A
184 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ10"
185 >Updating Copies of Cached Files</A
189 HREF="c113.html#Header_18"
190 >Multiple Users Modifying Files</A
196 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ11"
203 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ12"
204 >Passwords and Mutual Authentication</A
208 HREF="c113.html#Header_21"
209 >Access Control Lists</A
215 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ13"
216 >Differences Between UNIX and AFS</A
222 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ14"
227 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ15"
228 >Login and Authentication</A
232 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ16"
233 >File and Directory Protection</A
237 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ17"
242 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ18"
247 HREF="c113.html#Header_28"
248 >Differences in the Semantics of Standard UNIX Commands</A
254 HREF="c113.html#HDRWQ19"
255 >Using AFS with NFS</A
268 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ21"
269 >Logging in and Authenticating with AFS</A
275 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ22"
280 HREF="c569.html#Header_33"
281 >To Log In Using an AFS-modified Login Utility</A
285 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ23"
286 >To Log In Using a Two-Step Login Procedure</A
290 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ24"
291 >Authenticating with AFS</A
295 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ29"
296 >To Authenticate with AFS</A
300 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ30"
301 >To Display Your Tokens</A
305 HREF="c569.html#Header_44"
306 >Example: Authenticating in the Local Cell</A
310 HREF="c569.html#Header_45"
311 >Example: Authenticating as a Another User</A
315 HREF="c569.html#Header_46"
316 >Example: Authenticating in a Foreign Cell</A
320 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ31"
321 >Limits on Failed Authentication Attempts</A
325 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ32"
326 >To Display Your Failed Authentication Limit and Lockout Time</A
332 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ33"
333 >Exiting an AFS Session</A
339 HREF="c569.html#Header_50"
340 >To Discard Tokens</A
344 HREF="c569.html#Header_51"
345 >Example: Unauthenticating from a Specific Cell</A
349 HREF="c569.html#Header_52"
356 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ34"
357 >Accessing the AFS Filespace</A
363 HREF="c569.html#Header_54"
368 HREF="c569.html#Header_55"
369 >Example: Displaying the Contents of Another User's Directory</A
373 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ35"
374 >Accessing Foreign Cells</A
380 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ36"
381 >Changing Your Password</A
387 HREF="c569.html#HDRWQ37"
388 >To Display Password Expiration Date and Reuse Policy</A
392 HREF="c569.html#Header_59"
393 >To Change Your AFS Password</A
397 HREF="c569.html#Header_60"
398 >To Change Your UNIX Password</A
407 >Displaying Information about AFS</A
413 HREF="c1095.html#HDRWQ39"
414 >Displaying Volume Quota</A
420 HREF="c1095.html#Header_63"
421 >To Display Percentage of Quota Used</A
425 HREF="c1095.html#Header_64"
426 >Example: Displaying Percentage of Quota Used</A
430 HREF="c1095.html#Header_65"
431 >To Display Quota and Other Information about a Volume</A
435 HREF="c1095.html#Header_66"
436 >Example: Display Quota and Other Information about a Volume</A
440 HREF="c1095.html#Header_67"
441 >To Display Quota and Other Information about a Volume and Partition</A
445 HREF="c1095.html#Header_68"
446 >Example: Displaying Quota and Other Information about a Volume and Partition</A
452 HREF="c1095.html#HDRWQ40"
453 >Locating Files and Directories</A
459 HREF="c1095.html#Header_70"
460 >To Display a File or Directory's Location</A
464 HREF="c1095.html#Header_71"
465 >Example: Displaying Directory Location</A
471 HREF="c1095.html#HDRWQ41"
472 >Checking the Status of Server Machines</A
478 HREF="c1095.html#Header_73"
479 >To Check File Server Machine Status</A
483 HREF="c1095.html#Header_74"
484 >Example: Checking Server Machine Status</A
490 HREF="c1095.html#HDRWQ42"
491 >Determining Access to Foreign Cells</A
497 HREF="c1095.html#Header_76"
498 >To Display Foreign Cells</A
504 HREF="c1095.html#HDRWQ43"
505 >Displaying Server Preference Ranks</A
511 HREF="c1095.html#Header_78"
512 >To Display Server Preference Ranks</A
521 >Protecting Your Directories and Files</A
527 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ45"
528 >Access Control Lists</A
534 HREF="c1444.html#Header_81"
535 >Directory Level Access Control</A
541 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ46"
542 >The AFS ACL Permissions</A
548 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ47"
549 >The Four Directory Permissions</A
553 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ48"
554 >The Three File Permissions</A
558 HREF="c1444.html#Header_85"
559 >The Eight Auxiliary Permissions</A
563 HREF="c1444.html#Header_86"
564 >Shorthand Notation for Sets of Permissions</A
568 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ49"
569 >About Normal and Negative Permissions</A
573 HREF="c1444.html#Header_88"
580 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ50"
581 >Using the System Groups on ACLs</A
587 HREF="c1444.html#Header_90"
588 >Enabling Access to Subdirectories</A
592 HREF="c1444.html#Header_91"
593 >Extending Access to Service Processes</A
597 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ51"
598 >Extending Access to Users from Foreign Cells</A
604 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ52"
605 >Displaying an ACL</A
611 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ53"
612 >To display an ACL</A
616 HREF="c1444.html#Header_95"
617 >Example: Displaying the ACL on One Directory</A
621 HREF="c1444.html#Header_96"
622 >Example: Displaying the ACLs on Multiple Directories</A
628 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ54"
635 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ55"
636 >To Add, Remove, or Edit Normal ACL Permissions</A
640 HREF="c1444.html#Header_99"
641 >Example: Adding a Single ACL Entry</A
645 HREF="c1444.html#Header_100"
646 >Example: Setting Several ACL Entries on One Directory</A
650 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ56"
651 >To Add, Remove, or Edit Negative ACL Permissions</A
655 HREF="c1444.html#Header_102"
656 >Example: Setting an Entry in the Negative Permissions Section</A
660 HREF="c1444.html#Header_103"
661 >Example: Restoring Access by Removing an Entry from the Negative Permissions Section</A
667 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ57"
668 >Completely Replacing an ACL</A
674 HREF="c1444.html#Header_105"
675 >To Replace an ACL Completely</A
679 HREF="c1444.html#Header_106"
680 >Example: Replacing an ACL</A
686 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ58"
687 >Copying ACLs Between Directories</A
693 HREF="c1444.html#Header_108"
694 >To Copy an ACL Between Directories</A
698 HREF="c1444.html#Header_109"
699 >Example: Copying an ACL from One Directory to Another</A
705 HREF="c1444.html#HDRWQ59"
706 >How AFS Uses the UNIX Mode Bits</A
712 HREF="c1444.html#Header_111"
713 >Example: Disabling Write Access for a File</A
728 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ61"
735 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ62"
736 >Suggestions for Using Groups Effectively</A
740 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ63"
745 HREF="c2454.html#Header_116"
746 >Group-creation Quota</A
752 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ64"
753 >Displaying Group Information</A
759 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ65"
760 >To Display Group Membership</A
764 HREF="c2454.html#Header_119"
765 >Example: Displaying the Members of a Group</A
769 HREF="c2454.html#Header_120"
770 >Example: Displaying the Groups to Which a User Belongs</A
774 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ66"
775 >To Display the Groups a User or Group Owns</A
779 HREF="c2454.html#Header_122"
780 >Example: Displaying the Groups a Group Owns</A
784 HREF="c2454.html#Header_123"
785 >Example: Displaying the Groups a User Owns</A
789 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ67"
790 >To Display A Group Entry</A
794 HREF="c2454.html#Header_125"
795 >Example: Listing Information about a Group</A
799 HREF="c2454.html#Header_126"
800 >Example: Listing Group Information about a User</A
806 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ68"
807 >Creating Groups and Adding Members</A
813 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ69"
814 >To Create a Group</A
818 HREF="c2454.html#Header_129"
819 >Example: Creating a Group</A
823 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ70"
824 >To Add Members to a Group</A
828 HREF="c2454.html#Header_131"
829 >Example: Adding Members to a Group</A
835 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ71"
836 >Removing Users from a Group and Deleting a Group</A
842 HREF="c2454.html#Header_133"
843 >To Remove Members from a Group</A
847 HREF="c2454.html#Header_134"
848 >Example: Removing Group Members</A
852 HREF="c2454.html#Header_135"
853 >To Delete a Group</A
857 HREF="c2454.html#Header_136"
858 >Example: Deleting a Group</A
862 HREF="c2454.html#Header_137"
863 >To Remove Obsolete ACL Entries</A
867 HREF="c2454.html#Header_138"
868 >Example: Removing an Obsolete ACL Entry</A
874 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ72"
875 >Changing a Group's Owner or Name</A
881 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ73"
882 >To Change a Group's Owner</A
886 HREF="c2454.html#Header_141"
887 >Example: Changing a Group's Owner to Another User</A
891 HREF="c2454.html#Header_142"
892 >Example: Changing a Group's Owner to Itself</A
896 HREF="c2454.html#Header_143"
897 >Example: Changing a Group's Owner to a Group</A
901 HREF="c2454.html#Header_144"
902 >To Change a Group's Name</A
906 HREF="c2454.html#Header_145"
907 >Example: Changing a Group's <VAR
914 HREF="c2454.html#Header_146"
915 >Example: Changing a Group's <VAR
924 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ74"
925 >Protecting Group-Related Information</A
931 HREF="c2454.html#HDRPRIVACY-FLAGS"
932 >Interpreting the Privacy Flags</A
936 HREF="c2454.html#HDRWQ75"
937 >To Set a Group's Privacy Flags</A
941 HREF="c2454.html#Header_150"
942 >Example: Setting a Group's Privacy Flags</A
957 HREF="c3402.html#HDRWQ77"
958 >Problem: Cannot Access, Copy, or Save File</A
962 HREF="c3402.html#HDRWQ78"
963 >Problem: Accidentally Removed Your Entry from an ACL</A
967 HREF="c3402.html#HDRWQ79"
968 >Error Message: "afs: Lost contact with fileserver"</A
972 HREF="c3402.html#Header_155"
973 >Error Message: "<VAR
976 >: Connection timed out"</A
980 HREF="c3402.html#Header_156"
981 >Error Message: "fs: You don't have the required access rights on '<VAR
988 HREF="c3402.html#Header_157"
989 >Error Message: "afs: failed to store file"</A
996 >Using the NFS/AFS Translator</A
1002 HREF="a3632.html#HDRWQ81"
1003 >Requirements for Using the NFS/AFS Translator</A
1007 HREF="a3632.html#Header_160"
1008 >Accessing AFS via the Translator</A
1014 HREF="a3632.html#HDRWQ82"
1015 >To Authenticate on a Supported Operating System</A
1019 HREF="a3632.html#HDRWQ83"
1020 >To Authenticate on an Unsupported Operating System</A
1026 HREF="a3632.html#HDRWQ84"
1027 >Troubleshooting the NFS/AFS Translator</A
1033 HREF="a3632.html#HDRWQ85"
1034 >Your NFS Client Machine is Frozen</A
1038 HREF="a3632.html#Header_165"
1039 >NFS/AFS Translator Reboots</A
1043 HREF="a3632.html#Header_166"
1044 >System Error Messages</A
1053 >AFS Command Syntax and Online Help</A
1059 HREF="a3812.html#HDRWQ87"
1060 >AFS Command Syntax</A
1066 HREF="a3812.html#Header_169"
1067 >Command Syntax Example</A
1073 HREF="a3812.html#HDRWQ88"
1074 >Rules for Using AFS Commands</A
1080 HREF="a3812.html#Header_171"
1081 >Spaces and Lines</A
1085 HREF="a3812.html#Header_172"
1086 >Abbreviations and Aliases for Operation Codes</A
1090 HREF="a3812.html#Header_173"
1091 >Omitting Argument Switches</A
1095 HREF="a3812.html#Header_174"
1096 >Shortening Switches and Flags</A
1100 HREF="a3812.html#Header_175"
1101 >Shortening Directory References</A
1107 HREF="a3812.html#Header_176"
1108 >Commonly Used fs and pts Commands</A
1114 HREF="a3812.html#Header_177"
1115 >About the fs Commands</A
1119 HREF="a3812.html#Header_178"
1120 >About the pts Commands</A
1126 HREF="a3812.html#HDRWQ89"
1127 >Getting Help in AFS</A
1133 HREF="a3812.html#Header_180"
1134 >Displaying Command Syntax and Aliases</A
1138 HREF="a3812.html#Header_181"
1139 >Displaying Operation Code Descriptions</A
1163 SUMMARY="Footer navigation table"
1204 >About This Guide</TD