Release Notes

About This Guide

This section describes the purpose, organization, and conventions used in this document.

Audience and Purpose

This documents describes new features, limitations and requirements of the AFS^(R) 3.5 general availability release. It assumes that the reader is familiar with administration of AFS 3.4a and the supported operating systems.

Organization of the Document

This document has the following sections:

• Summary of New Features

• Supported System Types

• Accessing the AFS Documentation

• Upgrading Server and Client Machines to AFS 3.5

• Requirements and Limitations

• Changes to AFS Commands and Files

Related Documents

The following documents are also included in the AFS documentation set.

AFS System Administrator's Guide

This guide describes the concepts and procedures that a system administrator must know to manage an AFS cell. It assumes familiarity with UNIX, but requires no previous knowledge of AFS.

The first chapters of the AFS System Administrator's Guide present basic concepts and guidelines. Understanding them is crucial to successful administration of an AFS cell. The remaining chapters in the guide provide step-by-step instructions for specific administrative tasks, along with discussions of the concepts important to that particular task.

AFS Command Reference Manual

This reference manual details the syntax and effect of each AFS command. It is intended for the experienced AFS administrator, programmer, or user.

The AFS Command Reference Manual describes AFS files and commands in alphabetical order. The entry for each command specifies its syntax, including the acceptable aliases and abbreviations. It then describes the command's effects, arguments, and output if any. Examples and a list of related commands are provided, as are warnings where appropriate.

This manual complements the AFS System Administrator's Guide: while it does not include procedural or conceptual information beyond a very general introduction to the suite, it does describe commands in more detail than the AFS System Administrator's Guide.

AFS Installation Guide

This guide provides instructions for installing AFS server and client machines. It is assumed that the installer is an experienced UNIX ^(R) system administrator.

For predictable performance, machines must be installed and configured in accordance with the instructions in this guide.

AFS User's Guide

This guide presents the basic concepts and procedures necessary for using AFS effectively. It assumes that the reader has some experience with UNIX, but does not require familiarity with networking or AFS.

The guide explains how to perform basic functions including logging in, changing a password, listing information, protecting files, creating groups, and troubleshooting. It provides illustrative examples for each function and describes some of the differences between the UNIX file system and AFS.

Document Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

1. Command names, switches, and flags appear in bold type in syntax definitions, examples, and running text.

2. Variable information appears in italic type. This includes user-supplied information on command lines and the parts of prompts that differ depending on who issues the command.

3. Names of directories, files, volume names, file server machines, and partitions appear in bold type.

4. New terms appear in italic type.

5. Examples of screen output and file contents appear in typewriter type.

6. The following symbols appear in command syntax definitions, both in the manuals and online. When issuing a command, do not type any of these symbols.

   • Square brackets [ ] surround optional items.

   • Angle brackets < > surround instances (user-supplied information).

   • A plus sign ⁺ follows an argument that accepts a list.

   • A hash sign # represents the command shell prompt for the local root superuser. For other users, a percent sign % represents the command shell prompt. Your prompt may differ.

For further information on the syntax and input rules for AFS commands see the About This Manual section of the AFS System Administrator's Guide or AFS Command Reference Manual.