1.6 Recovering Files - fs mkmount, fs rmmount Section 2. People with NFS accounts can convert their account to AFS by logging into cardinal and running converttoafs. This allows people with an AFS account to access their account files from any machine that mounts the AFS filing system, such as the residential NeXTs and Terman cluster. File Permissions AFS allows greater control over the file permissions of one's directories.
Individuals can grant privileges to individuals or user-created groups.
This is ideal for group projects. AFS users need to learn a new set of commands and file permissions. The important ones are covered in this document. File permissions under AFS are set by directory, not file. This makes setting up your account a little more difficult if you use a .forward, .plan, or .rhosts file.