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=== Gotchas === | === Gotchas === | ||
| − | AFS reports incorrect | + | AFS reports incorrect values for the size of files, volumes, and partitions over 2TB. |
This can be annoying e.g. when you try to move a volume to a server with gigabytes left and it turns out the volume is terabytes big. | This can be annoying e.g. when you try to move a volume to a server with gigabytes left and it turns out the volume is terabytes big. | ||
Use {{code|volid}} to get the path of the volume on the AFS server and run {{code|du}} against it to get the correct volume size. | Use {{code|volid}} to get the path of the volume on the AFS server and run {{code|du}} against it to get the correct volume size. | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 10 May 2013
Notes to Successor
This is a note to whoever takes the role of sysadmin after me.
Gotchas
AFS reports incorrect values for the size of files, volumes, and partitions over 2TB.
This can be annoying e.g. when you try to move a volume to a server with gigabytes left and it turns out the volume is terabytes big.
Use volid to get the path of the volume on the AFS server and run du against it to get the correct volume size.
There's a bunch of stuff you'll need admin access to, like
- user/admin Kerberos account
- system:administrators AFS group
- admin and bxadmins group in LDAP
- probably other stuff I'm forgetting
