Setting Up OpenAFS on MacIntosh OS X v 10.4 to Connect to Mosaic
OpenAFS is a software package released by IBM as
freeware that allows computers operating anywhere in the world to
connect
with AFS servers seamlessly. This means that no matter what computer
you
are on, if OpenAFS is properly set up and an internet connection is
present
you will have full access to your files on the Mosaic system as if you
were sitting in the College of Engineering. Please remember that access
times to your files are all dependent on the speed of your connection
to
the internet... the faster the connection you have, the faster you'll
be
able to access your files. Also just like logging in at a Mosaic
workstation you have a 25 hour time-limit for connectivity.
The steps below outline how to properly set up OpenAFS for a MacIntosh system running OS X v 10.4.
- Enable the password encryption module "Kerberos". The Kerberos client in OS X v 10.4 works out of the box. Save a copy of http://www.coe.uncc.edu/krb5/linux-mac/krb5.conf as a text file named /Library/Preferences/edu.mit.Kerberos on your MAC. At this point whenever you open a terminal window and enter the command kinit [ your username], you will be authenticated to the Mosaic realm.
- Download and install the openAFS client from http://www.openafs.org/macos.html.
- Edit the file /var/db/openafs/etc/ThisCell on your machine and change the cell to point to uncc.edu. Since our cell is shipped down included in the Macintosh client, there is no need to edit the CellServDB file in the same directory.
- Reboot your Macintosh.
- Enter the command AKLOG in the terminal window and you will be logged into your account on Mosaic.