[OpenAFS] afs vs nfs

Tim Spriggs tims@lpl.arizona.edu
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:45:28 -0700 (MST)


On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Mitch Collinsworth wrote:

> > Does anyone have an _up-to-date_ site comparing AFS and NFS?
> > Searching has turned up lots of old ones.
>
> Here's a new one:  http://people.ccmr.cornell.edu/~mitch/afsvsnfs.html

In all seriousness, what has changed in AFS to need an up-to-date version?
In that manner, (excluding nfsv4) what has changed in the way of network
filesystems of this nature in the past few years?

Essentially, AFS provides
  acl's/possible encryption/secure authentication and authorization
  through kerberos/flexable ways to manage storage/clean backup
  solutions/redundancy/...

while nfs provides:
  files.

-Tim

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