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From: joel.closier@cern.ch
Date: 6/9/00
Time: 4:24:12 PM
Remote Name: 137.138.142.33
If you are using a NT PC at CERN with the AFS client, please read the
following message.
"Harry Renshall" <renshall@rsplus01.cern.ch> wrote in message
news:<8hlrta$5lf$1@sunnews.cern.ch>...
> This message affects the 100 or so users of the Windows NT AFS client
software.
> On Monday 12 June the 3 old AFS database servers will be replaced.
> To make the WindowsNT AFS client know about them, do NOW the following:
>
>
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-+
> | 1st method
|
> | (the preferred one, since it brings the list of ALL AFS cells up to
date): |
>
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-+
>
> - open a "DOS Prompt" window ("Start" -> "1-applications" -> "12-DOS
prompt").
>
> - type:
>
> rename %WIN_DIR%\afsdcell.ini %WIN_DIR%\afsdcell.bak
>
> copy \\%COMPUTERNAME%-afs\auto1\cern.ch\common\afsdcell.ini
%WIN_DIR%\afsdcell.ini
>
> - open "AFS Client" from the tray icon (the tiny locker at the right
bottom corner of the screen) and click on "advanced".
>
> - click on "Stop Service" & wait until "Start Service" becomes black.
>
> - click on "Start Service" & wait until it is greyed out.
>
> - click on "Tokens", then on "Obtain New Tokens".
>
> - fill in user name & password, click on OK.
>
> - quit AFS Client.
>
> If anything goes wrong, rename %WIN_DIR%\afsdcell.bak back to
%WIN_DIR%\afsdcell.ini and ask for help.
>
> Alternatively, if the "AFS Client" icon had not been configured,
>
> - open Control Panel
> either from "my computer" -> "Control Panel",
> or from "Start" -> "settings" -> "Control Panel".
>
> - start "AFS Client Configuration".
>
> - in the "General" tab, check "Show AFS Client icon in the taskbar".
>
> - click on OK.
>
> - the "AFS Client" icon ought to be in the tray. Resume to "open AFS
Client" from the tray icon" above.
>
>
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-+
> | 2d method (the only method valid if AFS service cannot start)
|
> | e.g. you will only see this message on Tuesday the 13th
|
>
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-+
>
>
> - open Control Panel,
> either from "my computer" -> "control panel",
> or from "start" -> "settings" -> "control panel".
>
> - start "AFS Client configuration".
>
> - select "AFS Cells", locate "cern.ch" and double click on it.
>
> - if it displays the 6 names afs1, afs3, afs11, afsdb1, afsdb2 &
afsdb3, the client is already properly configured.
>
> - if it doesnot display afsdb1, afsdb2 & afsdb3, you have to add them
manually:
>
> - click the add button.
> - type the server's name: afsdb1.
> - verify that "look address automatically" is checked.
> - click on OK.
> - iterate the operation for afsdb2 & afsdb3.
>
> the 3 names afsdb1.cern.ch, afsdb2.cern.ch, afsdb3.cern.ch should now
be at the bottom of the list.
>
> - click on OK to leave the "cern.ch" cell, then on OK again to leave
the "AFS Client Configuration". Close control panel.
>
>
> Your computer is now ready to use the 3 new AFS database servers.
>
>
> --