COPYAUTH(1)

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💅 COPYAUTH(1) — like, the AFS Command Reference one, bestie

okay so real talk: this page lives in the AFS Command Reference manual set, and it's about a lil command called copyauth. Buckle up, it's a short one but it's got lore. 🦋

✨ NAME ✨

copyauth — copies your AFS credentials over to a whole new cell. yes. a different cell. like transferring schools but for your tokens. 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

copyauth <cell name>

that's it. one argument. one little cell name. we love a minimal queen. 👑

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so here's the tea: copyauth takes the AFS credentials you already have chillin' in your local cell and copies them to the foreign cell you named on the command line. copyauth <cell name> → boom, credentials, relocated. ✨

but ngl, bestie, this one's kind of a legacy situation — the functionality in this command is largely superseded by aklog(1). so like, she's iconic, she's still here, but the newer girl is doing the heavy lifting now. 💅

⚠️ CAUTIONS ⚠️

okay this is the part where I need you to actually pay attention, no scrolling past. 👀

This functionality only works if you have a shared AFS key across multiple cells — and that is strongly discouraged because it weakens security. like, genuinely. not a vibe.

And if you don't understand those risks? You should not use this tool. That's not me being dramatic, that's literally the manpage. Respect the warning or get out of the kitchen. 💀

🫶 EXAMPLES 🫶

here's what it looks like in the wild, one (1) single example, and it slays in its simplicity:

% copyauth other.cell.org

that's it. that's the whole flex. ✨

👑 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED 👑

None. Zero. Nada. You need absolutely no special privileges to run this. main character energy for everyone, apparently. 🌈

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

  • aklog(1) — the newer, shinier way to do the thing this command mostly does now 🦋
  • tokens(1) — go check what tokens you're actually holding, bestie 🎀

This documentation was written by Steven Jenkins and is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. credit where credit is due, periodt. 💐

okay that's the whole page!! short, sweet, slightly scary in the middle. this one's from the OpenAFS crew, dated 2026-06-25, and it went out as COPYAUTH(1). now go run aklog(1) instead like the responsible icon you are!! byeeee 🧚✨💖

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