Administration Reference

afs_file_intro

Purpose

Introduction to AFS files

Description

A number of files must reside on the local disk of AFS server and client machines. They belong to the following general categories:

Configuration files define configuration parameters for specific server and kernel processes such as the Backup System Tape Coordinator or the Cache Manager
Administrative files list information used in administration of server machines, such as a list of privileged users or server encryption keys
Cache-related files contain cached data or information about cached data, on client machines
Log files contain tracing messages about the operation of a specific process
Database files contain database records used to administer the AFS cell
Controller files control the behavior of a process
Volume header files represent AFS volumes on server partitions

For a description of the format and contents of each file, see its reference page.

Note for Windows users: Some files described in this document possibly do not exist on machines that run a Windows operating system. Also, Windows uses a backslash ( \ ) rather than a forward slash ( / ) to separate the elements in a pathname.

Related Information

Configuration files:

BosConfig

CFG_device_name

CellServDB (client version)

CellServDB (server version)

NetInfo (client version)

NetInfo (server version)

NetRestrict (client version)

NetRestrict (server version)

ThisCell (client version)

ThisCell (server version)