From 9c8d58cd93b98120a7ff31a90b3f9f0ef354a1bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Edgecombe Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:00:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Quickstart Guide: Add some verbiage about /vicepXX/AlwaysAttach Change-Id: I18f8276933d69ebf7de247bd98c46b30f9e5f372 Reviewed-on: http://gerrit.openafs.org/3158 Reviewed-by: Derrick Brashear Tested-by: Derrick Brashear --- doc/xml/QuickStartUnix/auqbg005.xml | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/xml/QuickStartUnix/auqbg005.xml b/doc/xml/QuickStartUnix/auqbg005.xml index e756422..6ab184b 100644 --- a/doc/xml/QuickStartUnix/auqbg005.xml +++ b/doc/xml/QuickStartUnix/auqbg005.xml @@ -374,7 +374,29 @@ The /vicepxx directories must reside in the file server machine's root directory, not in one of its subdirectories (for example, /usr/vicepa is - not an acceptable directory location). + not an acceptable directory location). + + The fileserver will refuse to + mount + any /vicepxx + folders that are not separate partitions. + + + The separate partition requirement may be overridden by + creating a file named + /vicepxx/AlwaysAttach; + 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. + + AFS server partition + AlwaysAttach + + + You can also add or remove server partitions on an existing file server machine. For instructions, see the chapter in the OpenAFS Administration Guide about maintaining server machines. -- 1.9.4