<para>The <emphasis role="bold">/vicep</emphasis><replaceable>xx</replaceable> directories must reside in the file server
machine's root directory, not in one of its subdirectories (for example, <emphasis role="bold">/usr/vicepa</emphasis> is
- not an acceptable directory location).</para>
+ not an acceptable directory location).
+
+ The <emphasis role="bold">fileserver</emphasis> will refuse to
+ mount
+ any <emphasis role="bold">/vicep</emphasis><replaceable>xx</replaceable>
+ folders that are not separate partitions. </para>
+
+ <warning>
+ <para>The separate partition requirement may be overridden by
+ creating a file named
+ <emphasis role="bold">/vicep<replaceable>xx</replaceable>/AlwaysAttach</emphasis>;
+ however, mixed-use partitions, whether cache or fileserver,
+ have the risk that a non-AFS use will fill the partition and
+ not leave enough free space for AFS. Even though it is
+ allowed, be wary of configuring a mixed-use partition
+ without understanding the ramifications of doing so with the
+ workload on your filesystem.
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>AFS server partition</primary>
+ <secondary>AlwaysAttach</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </para>
+ </warning>
<para>You can also add or remove server partitions on an existing file server machine. For instructions, see the chapter
in the <emphasis>OpenAFS Administration Guide</emphasis> about maintaining server machines.</para>