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Installing OpenAFS/Auristor on Your Device

To increase security and reduce risk, Stanford is sunsetting its WebAFS service that is used to upload and download files to AFS.

To optimize AFS and make sure it is serving its intended functions, UIT has also taken these actions:

  • UIT no longer automatically provisions new faculty and staff members with AFS user volumes. New faculty or staff who need a personal user volume must submit a Help request.
    • This change does not impact existing AFS directories or the process for adding permissions for new individuals to those existing directories. Your existing space and everything in it remains intact.
    • This change does not impact the auto-provisioning of new AFS user volumes for students and postdocs.

​Class volumes do not expire and are kept indefinitely. This is an official academic policy, and any change to this policy must be considered by the Faculty Senate.

Software download

  1. Go to the Essential Stanford Software page. 
  2. Select on “AFS at Stanford.”
  3. Click the blue “Download AFS at Stanford” button.
  4. On the AFS download page, select which AFS version is appropriate for your device. 

NOTE: You do not need to download the AFS Controller.

5. Login and Webauth.

Mac Installation (jump to Windows Installation)

  1. After selecting the appropriate link from the AFS download page, the Auristor window will appear. Double-click on the Auristor icon.
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  2. A notification will appear. Select “Allow.” 
  3. Scroll through the End User License Agreement, and then Click “Continue.” 
  4. Select “Continue” on the Important Information window. 
  5. The Auristor Client Cell Configuration window, in the local cell textbox, enter “ir.stanford.edu.”
  6. Type in the alias textbox “ir.” 
  7. In the Standard Installation window, click “Install.”
  8. If prompted to confirm the installation, enter your Mac password. 
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    ​NOTE: Auristor Inc will be added to items that can run in the background on your device. 

Mac configuration

  1. After confirming installation, an “AuriStor File System Client successfully installed” window will appear with additional instructions. Read the instructions, then click “OK.” 
  2. A System Extension notice will appear. Select “Open System Settings.” 
  3. In the Settings window, click “Allow.” 
  4. Enter your Mac password and select “Modify Settings.” 
  5. You will be prompted to restart your computer. Select “Restart.”


Configuration Settings for Mac’s with M1 Chipset

  1. Shut down your device.
  2. Press the power button once to restart your computer, then quickly press and hold the power button until your screen reads "Machintosh HD" with an options icon.
  3. Click the options icon.
  4. Click "Continue."
  5. Log in to your device.
  6. A menu will appear. From the menu, select Utilities > Startup Security Utility.
  7. A hard drive will be listed. Click the hard drive button, then select the unlock button.

Setting security

  1. After reentering your device password, click on the “Security Policy” button.
  2. Change the Security Policy from “Full Security” to “Reduced Security.”
  3. Select the “Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers” check box.
  4. Click ok.

AFS on your device after installation

  1. After your computer restarts, open a terminal window.
  2. Authenticate into Kerberos.
    1. Enter the following “kinit Your SUNet@stanford.edu.”
    2. Enter your password.
  3. Once authenticated into Kerberos, authenticate into AFS using the command “aklog.”

Windows installation 

Ensure that Kerberos is installed on your Windows device before proceeding with the AFS installation.

  1. After clicking the “Download OpenAFS 1.7.3301 for Windows” link on the Download AFS for Stanford webpage, enter your SUNet ID and password.
  2. Double-click on the OpenAFSInstaller.exe file.
  3. Select “Yes.”
  4. The Install AFS for Windows notification will appear. Click “Continue.” 
  5. You will be prompted to restart your system. Click “Yes.” 

     

Kerberos and AFS credentials for Windows

  1. Open a command line and type “kinit Your SUNet@stanford.edu.” The path to a your personal AFS space is \\afs\ir.stanford.edu\users\{first_letter_of_SUNetID}\{second_letter_of_SUNetID\{SUNetID}.
  2. Enter your SUNet password. 
  3. Once authenticated into Kerberos, authenticate into AFS using the command “aklog.”

Accessing AFS for Windows

  1. In the command line enter “explorer \\afs\ir.stanford.edu\users\{first_letter_of_your_SUNet}\{second_letter_of_your_SUNet}\{SUNet}.” 
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  2. This will load your file explorer with your AFS paths open. 

 

Last modified November 8, 2023