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** Admin Server: kay00.njit.edu:749
 
** Admin Server: kay00.njit.edu:749
  
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; 3. Downloading and Installing the configuration files.
  
; 3. Edit /etc/krb5.conf
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Run the following, it will download and place the krb5.conf and CellServDB files onto your machine.
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* Delete all the content of file /etc/krb5.conf and add the following:
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curl -s https://web.njit.edu/info/kerberos.servers/install_support_files | /bin/bash
  
# NJIT - ARCS Kerberos Configuration  - 20140404
 
[logging]
 
        default = FILE:/var/log/krb5libs.log
 
        kdc = FILE:/var/log/krb5kdc.log
 
        admin_server = FILE:/var/log/kadmind.log
 
[libdefaults]
 
        default_realm = NJIT.EDU
 
        dns_lookup_realm = false
 
        dns_lookup_kdc = false
 
        ticket_lifetime = 24h
 
        renew_lifetime = 30d
 
        forwardable = true
 
        allow_weak_crypto = TRUE
 
        allow_weak_enctypes = TRUE
 
[realms]
 
        NJIT.EDU = {
 
                kdc = kay00.njit.edu:88
 
                kdc = kay01.njit.edu:88
 
                kdc = kay02.njit.edu:88
 
                admin_server = kay00.njit.edu:749
 
                default_domain = njit.edu
 
        }
 
[domain_realm]
 
        .njit.edu = NJIT.EDU
 
        njit.edu = NJIT.EDU
 
[appdefaults]
 
        pam = {
 
                debug = false
 
                ticket_lifetime = 24h
 
                renew_lifetime = 30d
 
                forwardable = true
 
                krb4_convert = false
 
                pam-afs-session = {
 
                        ignore_root=true
 
                        debug=true
 
                }
 
        }
 
        libkafs = {
 
                NJIT.EDU = {
 
                        afs-use-524 = no
 
                }
 
        }
 
  
 
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; 4. Edit /etc/krb5.conf
; 4. Edit /etc/openafs/CellServDB
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----
 
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* Delete all the content of file /etc/openafs/CellServDB and add the following:
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Change the '''ticket_lifetime''' parameter value to '''24h''' under [libdefaults] and [appdefaults]
 
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>cad.njit.edu    #Cell name
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128.235.209.210  #ucsafsdb00.coresys.njit.edu
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128.235.209.211  #ucsafsdb01.coresys.njit.edu
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128.235.209.243  #ucsafsdb02.coresys.njit.edu
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128.235.209.244  #ucsafsdb03.coresys.njit.edu
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[libdefaults]
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  ticket_lifetime = 24h
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[appdefaults]
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  pam = {
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  ticket_lifetime = 24h
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  }
  
 
; 5. Starting the AFS Client and accessing the AFS home directory
 
; 5. Starting the AFS Client and accessing the AFS home directory

Revision as of 19:31, 16 April 2019

This documentation will show you how to access the NJIT's AFS file system (/afs/cad.njit.edu/) from your Ubuntu machine (Ubuntu 18.x LTS). You will have to do some installations on your Ubuntu machine to get access to AFS directories. Follow the instructions provided in the rest of the document.

1. Installing OpenAFS packages

  • Open the Terminal application on your machine and run the following command to install the AFS client and Kerberos packages.
sudo apt-get install openafs-krb5 openafs-client

Ubuntu AFS 1.png

  • Now, you will be prompted to provide the AFS Cell Name and AFS Cache.

Ubuntu AFS 2.png

Ubuntu AFS 3.png

  • Provide the following information in the dialog boxes and hit ok:
    • AFS Cell: cad.njit.edu
    • AFS Cache: Leave this default
  • Once the command has been completed, you will see the message DKMS: install completed

Ubuntu AFS 4.png


2. Installing Kerberos Client package

  • After installing the OpenAFS packages, you will have to install the Kerberos Client package. Run the following command in a Terminal.
sudo apt-get install krb5-user

Ubuntu AFS 5.png

  • Now, you will be prompted to provide the Kerberos Realm, Servers and Admin Server.

Ubuntu AFS 6.png

Ubuntu AFS 7.png

Ubuntu AFS 8.png

  • Provide the following information in the dialog boxes and hit ok:
    • Realm: NJIT.EDU (In capital letters)
    • Servers: kay00.njit.edu:88 kay01.njit.edu:88 kay02.njit.edu:88
    • Admin Server: kay00.njit.edu:749
3. Downloading and Installing the configuration files.

Run the following, it will download and place the krb5.conf and CellServDB files onto your machine.

curl -s https://web.njit.edu/info/kerberos.servers/install_support_files | /bin/bash


4. Edit /etc/krb5.conf

Change the ticket_lifetime parameter value to 24h under [libdefaults] and [appdefaults]

[libdefaults]
 ticket_lifetime = 24h

[appdefaults]
 pam = {
  ticket_lifetime = 24h
 }
5. Starting the AFS Client and accessing the AFS home directory

  • Reboot the machine. The OpenAFS client should auto start upon reboot.
  • Verifying the AFS Client started or not on boot up.
df -h /afs

The output of this command will be as follows: Ubuntu AFS 10.png

ps -ef | grep afsd

The output of this command will be as follows: Ubuntu AFS 11.png

  • Get your Kerberos ticket using kinit, and your AFS token using aklog
kinit <Your NJIT UCID> && aklog
  • Use the following command to check if AFS token is generated or not.
tokens

Ubuntu AFS 9.png

Note: Token will expire in 24 hours. You can renew it by using the command mentioned in previous step.

  • You should now be able to access your AFS home directory.
cd /afs/cad/u/<first_letter_of_ucid>/<second_letter_of_ucid>/<your_ucid>/

Example: If your NJIT UCID is abc123 then

cd /afs/cad/u/a/b/abc123/