##(see the SpecSpec for an explanation) * '''Created''': <> by AndresSalomon * '''Priority''': NeedsPriority * '''People''': NeedsLead, NeedsSecond * '''Contributors''': * '''Interested''': * '''Packages affected''': openafs, linux-source-2.6.12, openssh-client, openssh-server, libpam-krb5, libpam-openafs-session == Summary == Get out-of-the-box support for OpenAFS (and by extension Kerberos5, which OpenAFS depends upon). OpenAFS is a distributed filesystem available from http://www.openafs.org/. == Rationale == OpenAFS is a networked, caching filesystem that is in use by many organizations. It scales very well, allowing large amounts of disk space to be distributed across multiple file servers. Unfortunately, it currently requires a bit of integration work to use it and Kerberos on Ubuntu, including custom kernel modules, ssh packages, and so on. == Use cases == I'm aware of financial institutions and universities that use OpenAFS for storage of large amounts of data, as well as allowing users' home directories to be mounted from anywhere. == Scope == == Design == == Implementation == === Code === === Data preservation and migration === == Outstanding issues == == BoF agenda and discussion ==