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=head1 NAME
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kaserver.DB0, kaserver.DBSYS1 - The Authentication Database and associated log
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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The F<kaserver.DB0> file contains the Authentication Database, which
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records server encryption keys and an encrypted form of all user
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passwords. The Authentication Server (B<kaserver> process) uses the
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information in the database to enable secured communications between AFS
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server and client processes.
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The F<kaserver.DBSYS1> file is a log file in which the Authentication
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Server logs each database operation before performing it. When an
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operation is interrupted, the Authentication Server replays the log to
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complete the operation.
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Both files are in binary format and reside in the F</usr/afs/db> directory
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on each of the cell's database server machines. When the Authentication
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Server starts or restarts on a given machine, it establishes a connection
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with its peers and verifies that its copy of the database matches the copy
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on the other database server machines. If not, the Authentication Servers
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call on AFS's distributed database technology, Ubik, to distribute to all
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of the machines the copy of the database with the highest version number.
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Always use the commands in the kas suite to administer the Authentication
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Database. It is advisable to create an archive copy of the database on a
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regular basis, using a tool such as the UNIX B<tar> command.
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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L<kadb_check(8)>,
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L<kas(8)>,
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L<kaserver(8)>
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=head1 COPYRIGHT
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IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.
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This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was
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converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ
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Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.
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