Is AFS like the Rotary?

Linux AFS password problem.?

• I just took a job where I have to administer a Linux server using AFS. At the request of my boss I reset the root password to something only I know. I am trying to delete a user using the uss delete command. It asks me for the root password, I put it in and it tells me: uss: request packet in error while getting administrator token (possibly wrong password, or not an administrative account) I have tried several times to make sure I typed in the password correctly. I also tried entering the old password. I am also sure I am typing the username in correctly. My questions is, is there a separate password for the AFS than the root password of the operative system? If not, why am I getting that error.

• Answer:

  Yes there is, and it's because AFS isn't a local filesystem, it's a networked one -- it's like NFS, or Samba. If you're familiar with Windows, it's kind of like how a user on your local computer won't authenticate you to a remote SMB share. Edit: I don't know how to edit the password, I've never dealt with AFS filesystems before. The best I can do in that area is http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/ch13s07.html , and http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~help/afs/afs_authentication.html .