User Guide

Chapter 3 AFP Service 41
Changing Access Settings
The Access pane of AFP Settings in Server Admin lets you control client connections
and guest access.
To configure AFP service Access settings:
1 Open Server Admin and select AFP in the Computers & Services list.
2 Click Settings, then click Access.
3 Choose the authentication method you want to use: Standard, Kerberos, or Any
Method.
4 To allow unregistered users to access AFP share points, select “Enable Guest access.”
Guest access is a convenient way to provide occasional users with access to files and
other items, but for better security, do not select this option.
Note: After you allow guest access for Apple file service in general, you can still
selectively enable or disable guest access for individual share points.
5 To allow clients to connect using secure AFP (using SSH), select “Enable secure
connections.”
6 To allow an administrator to log in using a user’s name with an administrator password
(and thereby experience the AFP service as the user would), select “Enable
administrator to masquerade as any registered user.”
7 To restrict the number of simultaneous client connections, click next to the number
field for clients or guests and type a number.
The maximum number of simultaneous users is limited by the type of license you have.
For example, if you have a 10-user license, then a maximum of 10 users can connect at
one time.
The maximum number of guests cannot exceed the maximum number of total client
connections allowed.
8 Click Save.
From the Command Line
You can also change the AFP access settings using the serveradmin command in
Terminal or by modifying the AFP preferences file. For more information, see the file
services chapter of the command-line administration guide.
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