Auristor client — token renewal on unlock

When you lock and unlock your screen (in Windows), your Kerberos tickets are refreshed.  You can see this by opening up a command prompt (not as admin) and running the klist command.  This can include many tickets, but if you scroll to the top of your list you will...

Setting Up AFS On Mac

How to Set Up AFS Download the NCSU AFS package from http://www.ncsu.edu/mac/downloads/openafs.ncsu.pkg.zip Double click on the file you just downloaded to unzip the package if it hasn’t already been unzipped Double click on the .pkg file to begin the install....
Restoring Files On Your AFS Research Locker

Restoring Files On Your AFS Research Locker

Problem: I accidently removed a file from my locker, and I need it back. How can I get a backup copy restored?       Solution: All volumes (home directories/lockers/etc) are backed up on a regular basis. Part of the backup process is the generation of...

Restoring Files In Your AFS Home Directory.

Contents   1 Problem 2 Solution 3 Restoring files from your AFS backup volume: 3.1 Step One: Getting Started 3.2 Step Two: Go Home 3.3 Step Three: Mount Your Backup Volume 3.4 Step Four: Retreive Your Files 3.5 Step Five: Go Back Home 3.6 Step Six: Unmount Your...

AFS 101

This covers not only what appears in your K: drive for those who have the AFS client on their PCs, but also the permissions when someone ftp’s to ftp.ncsu.edu and changes to your afs space, and what you can see from the Sun stations. All three of these are...