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The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS.  
 
The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS.  
 
Avahi is an open source implementation of Bonjour or former Rendezvous wich advertises servers to MacOS X.
 
Avahi is an open source implementation of Bonjour or former Rendezvous wich advertises servers to MacOS X.
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* chkconfig atalk on
 
* chkconfig atalk on
 
* service atalk start
 
* service atalk start
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For recent versions of Amahi/Netatalk (Tested with Amahi 6/Netatalk 2.1.3-1/Fedora 14), the service name is changed to 'netatalk.' So the above becomes;
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* chkconfig netatalk on
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* service netatalk start
  
 
== Installation of avahi into Amahi ==
 
== Installation of avahi into Amahi ==

Latest revision as of 22:36, 14 September 2015

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The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac OS X and original Mac OS. Avahi is an open source implementation of Bonjour or former Rendezvous wich advertises servers to MacOS X.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT MEANT FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

Installation of netatalk into Amahi

  • Open a terminal either on the desktop or SSH
  • Become root (sudo -s or su -)
  • yum -y install netatalk
  • edit /etc/atalk/afpd.conf

- -noddp -tcp -uamlist uams_randnum.so,uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2.so -nosavepassword -advertise_ssh

  • edit /etc/atalk/netatalk.conf

ATALKD_RUN=no
PAPD_RUN=no
CNID_METAD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
TIMELORD_RUN=no
A2BOOT_RUN=no

  • Once the app is installed you can add the folders you wish to share over AFP by editing the /etc/atalk/AppleVolumes.default file:

~/ "$u" allow:UserName rwlist:UserName,@users cnidscheme:cdb Change UserName to your username, this will share your homefolder over afp

  • chkconfig atalk on
  • service atalk start

For recent versions of Amahi/Netatalk (Tested with Amahi 6/Netatalk 2.1.3-1/Fedora 14), the service name is changed to 'netatalk.' So the above becomes;

  • chkconfig netatalk on
  • service netatalk start

Installation of avahi into Amahi

  • Open a terminal either on the desktop or SSH
  • Become root (sudo -s or su -)
  • yum -y install avahi
  • go to /etc/avahi/services/
  • add the afpd.service file:

<?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>

%h Xserve can be changed to your server name (not the same as your samba server!) model=Xserve can be changed to get a different icon for your server to PowerBook, PowerMac, Macmini, iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro, MacBookAir, MacPro, AppleTV1,1, AirPort

  • Additionally you can make avahi advertise other services on your mac

rfb.service for screensharing without chickenvnc

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_rfb._tcp</type>
<port>5900</port>
</service>
</service-group>

samba.service so the bsod icon is replaced with a nice screen icon and is on the same server as vnc/screensharing

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_smb._tcp</type>
<port>139</port>
</service>
</service-group>

there is also a nfs.service but havent been able to get this to work on snow leopard

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?>
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">NFS Shares on %h</name>
<service>

      <type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/music</txt-record>

</service>
<service>

       <type>_nfs._tcp</type>
<port>2049</port>
<txt-record>path=/var/hda/files/movies</txt-record>

</service>
</service-group>

Thanks to this great tutorial for ubuntu !!

  • Add mdns at the end of this line in /etc/nsswitch.conf

hosts: files dns mdns

  • Starting and stopping AFP and Avahi :

service atalk (start stop restart) service avahi-daemon (start stop restart)


TODO

Integrate AFP and avahi with the Shares tab of the WebUI just as tightly as Samba is.