Re: [netatalk-admins] config problems


Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] config problems
From: John Barry -Technician (John.Barry@tees.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Oct 08 1997 - 06:33:02 EDT


> >Hi,
> >I'm having problems getting netatalk to offer me the correct volumes on login
> >I'm running 1.4b2+asun2.0a15 on SunOS 4.1.3_U1 my .AppleVolumes files looks
> >like this:
>
> i find that this means youve installed a new version which is looking at
> the wrong file.
>
> eg., my files were originally in /etc
>
> but are now in /usr/local/atalk/etc/
>
> and if i modify the original ones in /etc, it has no effect.
>
> also, you can safely use the default files provided, and link
> .Apple*.system to .Apple*.default - the two files are effectively the same.

Erm, yes and no...

While I agree with the general sentiment, shouldn't netatalk look in you home
account and use that file first? If not what's the use of having a personal
.AppleVolumes file? On the same note, I'm using Netatalk to serve a lab of 20
macs. Any of which might be used by one of 2,600 users. I've written a perl
program which creates a few symbolic links within a given account (or a list
thereof) and also creates the specific .AppleVolume account for each user,
since each has to mount at least one automounted user specific directory:

#
~
/apps/bin.SunOS "applications"
/iws/<specific userID> "Intranet Area"

I *can't* use a generic .AppleVolumes file, it simply *won't* work they have
to be user specific.

That's the part I can't get to work. I have had it working, it just won't work
now.
later
jb



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