Specifications
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Conversely, you might want to set up share points that support a single protocol even
though you have dierent kinds of clients.
For example, if most of your clients are UNIX users and only a few are Mac OS clients,
you might want to share items using only NFS to keep your setup simple. However,
NFS doesn’t provide AFP features that Mac OS users are accustomed to, such as
Spotlight searching, native ACL, and extended attribute support.
Also, if you share applications or documents that are exclusively for Windows users,
you can set up an SMB share point to be used only by them. This provides a single
point of access for Windows users and lets them take advantage of opportunistic and
strict le locking. For more information about le locking, see “File Locking with SMB
Share Points” on page 95.
Note: If you enable AFP and SMB services on your server, Mac OS clients can connect
to the server over AFP or SMB. If Windows users want to connect to your server over
AFP, they must use third-party AFP client software.
Shared Information Organization
Organize shared information before you set up the share points, especially if you’re
setting up network home folders.
After you create share points, users form mental maps of the organization of the share
points and the items they contain. Changing share points and moving information
around can cause confusion.
Security
Review the issues discussed in “Security Considerations” on page 30.
Network Home Folders
If you’re setting up a share point on your server to store user home folders, keep these
points in mind:
The /Users share point is set up by default to be used for storing home folders when Â
you install Mac OS X Server. You can use this precongured share point for user
home folders or you can create one on a local volume.
The Automount settings for the share point should indicate that it’s used for user Â
home folders.
The share point should be in the same Open Directory domain where user accounts Â
are dened.
To provide service to all types of clients, the complete pathname of an AFP Â
or NFS network home folder must not contain spaces and must not exceed 89
characters. For more information, see Apple Knowledge Base article 107695 at
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107695.