One significant difference in the way that AFS works compared to Unix/NFS is in the use of file permissions. AFS uses Access Control Lists (ACLs), and these apply to directories. All files within a directory share the same access control permissions. Be aware that moving a file from one location to another may change its access permissions - it will inherit the permissions of the directory into which it is moved. New directories inherit the ACLs of their parent directory.
This page is for those in a hurry to use AFS. For documentation and explanations see AFS and filesystems.
Users can back-up their self-managed Linux, MacOS, and Windows machines using the TiBS backup software currently used to back-up the School's commodity disk space. Use of this service requires the installation of client software on your machine (done by the user), and the authorisation of your machine to the backups server (done by Support). This document covers how to complete these steps.
In Informatics we use AFS for most file storage. It's authenticated (via kerberos) with load balancing, local caching, and global access. (Historical note: this document describes why we chose AFS.)
If you're in a hurry read AFS top tips.
Informatics offers a choice of web services:
A "disk quota" is a maximum limit on the amount of disk space which can be used. Many accounts have a disk quota on their home directory.
For managed Windows machines, see Printing from Windows managed desktop PCs and managed laptops.
For self-managed Windows, see adding a print queue.
There's more about printing on the Printing page.
To send a document to the edprint queue from the command line do:
lpr filename
Where filename is typically a text, PostScript or PDF file.
For more details, type man lpr into a terminal window.
Alternatively, print your document from the application you used to create it, for example using File ... Print.