The NFS to AFS migration

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The NFS to AFS migration

AFS stands for Andrew File System. It is a distributed filesystem like NFS. In the summer of 1992, all user accounts on Athena were moved from NFS to AFS. Many NFS commands also work on AFS; however, there are many important differences between AFS and NFS. You may also notice new subdirectories in your home directory: OldFiles, Public, and Private. The purpose of these new directories will be addressed in the next few sections.