Re: netatalk doesn't work


Subject: Re: netatalk doesn't work
From: jeff (jeff@univrel.pr.uconn.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 08 2000 - 15:31:14 EST


Claus Atzenbeck wrote:
>
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, andrew morgan wrote:
>
> > What do you see in /var/log/messages when netatalk starts and when you
> > attempt to login?
>
> This happens in /var/log/messages when I try to connect to the
> file server from my Mac:
>
> Nov 8 20:32:54 thor afpd[6056]: ASIP session:548(1) from 192.168.1.99:2051(2)
> Nov 8 20:32:54 thor afpd[5993]: server_child[1] 6056 done
> Nov 8 20:33:03 thor afpd[6058]: ASIP session:548(1) from 192.168.1.99:2052(2)
> Nov 8 20:33:03 thor afpd[6058]: randnum/rand2num login: claus
> Nov 8 20:33:03 thor afpd[6058]: Failed to open /etc/atalk/afppasswd
> Nov 8 20:33:03 thor afpd[6058]: 0.07KB read, 0.07KB written
> Nov 8 20:33:03 thor afpd[5993]: server_child[1] 6058 done
>
> I don't have any /etc/atalk/afppasswd file.
> What is it for? How does it look like?

The randnum authentication module uses a password file called
/etc/atalk/afppasswd to authenticate. You can use the afppasswd utility,
which should reside in /usr/bin/, to add users, etc.

jeff



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