Subject: Netatalk up and running with LINUX kernel 1.2.9!
From: STEVEE@cc.usu.edu
Date: Sun Jun 04 1995 - 03:49:08 EDT
Hi all,
I'm new here, but to say the least I am VERY happy with Netatalk on my
LINUX system. I've compiled (gcc 2.6.3) Netatalk into at least 4 different
versions of the 1.2.x linux kernel with no problems whatsoever. The only
problem that I've had has been that my Apple file server (daemon) will shut
itself down sometimes. This is pretty much at random and isn't much of a
problem for me, since I'm not using the file server for any heavy duty work
yet. The only questions that I have at this time are ones that have probably
been asked before here!
1. Is there a more extensive documentation or F.A.Q. for Netatalk
other than what comes with the distribution?
2. Has anyone played around with shadow password support for the
AFPD user authentification process yet? I use shadow passwords
on my LINUX system but was able to work around this with the AFPD
by using the old "/etc/passwd" file as a container for passwords
that can only be used with the Apple file server. The drawback
to this is that users have two passwords--one to access the
system through all of the normal daemons/servers that support
shadow passwords (telnet, ftp, pop3, etc...) which is contained
in the "/etc/shadow" file, and one to access the Apple file
server (AFPD) which is contained in the standard "/etc/passwd"
file that the file server knows how to read. This
isn't a very "clean" way of doing things, but it works!
Thanks,
Stephen L. Ericksen
@Utah State University
stevee@cc.usu.edu
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