Setting up AFP access on Linux

By Chris

Here is how I set it up on Fedora Core 5:

  1. yum install netatalk
  2. vi /etc/atalk/afpd.conf
    Comment out last line and add this one:
    - -noddp -uamlist uams_dhx.so
  3. vi /etc/atalk/AppleVolumes.default
    Add shares to the end of the file ie:
    /home home
  4. Change this:
    ATALKD_RUN=yes
    PAPD_RUN=yes
    to:
    ATALKD_RUN=no
    PAPD_RUN=no
    and
    Comment out this line:
    ATALK_NAME=`echo ${HOSTNAME}|cut -d. -f1`
  5. chkconfig atalk on
  6. service atalk start

Then add users your users:
useradd username -g groupname
passwd username

2 Responses to “Setting up AFP access on Linux”

  1. TimothyP Says:

    Hey,

    What’s the advantage of AFP to SMB on a local network?

  2. walter Says:

    afp is the Apple File Protocol and SMB (Samba) is the Microsoft Windows version.

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