first install netatalk and avahi.
#yum install avahi netatalk
for RPM package, on my case, I use Fedora 9, so here is the RPM that my linux has :
avahi-0.6.22-10.fc9.i386, netatalk-2.0.3-21.fc9.i386
Configure Appletalk Netatalk
# vi /etc/atalk/afpd.conf
- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh
# vi /etc/atalk/netatalk.conf
Change the following values:
ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no
Configure Netatalk to share home folders
# vi /etc/atalk/AppleVolumes.default
allow: users and groups allowed to access share
rwlist: users and groups allowed read and write access
Change <users> to your users separated by commas jim.bob.doug
Change <@group> to your groups separated by commas @accounting, @marketing (keep the @ infront of the group name)
* Users and Groups must already exist in Linux
Add for Users Home Folders
~/ "$u" allow:<users> rwlist:<user>,<@group> cnidscheme:cdb
Add a folder:
/home/folder <share_name> allow:<users>,<@group> rwlist:<users>,<@group> cnidscheme:cdb options:usedots,upriv
Configure Avahi and mDNS (linux version of bonjour)
We need to configure Avahi and mDNS so the Mac computers on the network can find our Appletalk file server
We need to create a service file for our afpd service:
# vi /etc/avahi/services/afpd.service
Add the following:
<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h Xserve</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
<service>
<type>_device-info._tcp</type>
<port>0</port>
<txt-record>model=Xserve</txt-record>
</service>
</service-group>
Add mDNS to nsswitch
# vi /etc/nsswitch.conf
Add mdns to the line hosts:
hosts: files dns mdns
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