Specifications

8 Permit unregistered users to access the share point by selecting “Allow AFP

guest access.”

For greater security, don’t select this item.

9 To change the name that clients see when they browse for and connect to the share

point using AFP, enter a name in the “Custom AFP name” eld.

Changing the custom AFP name does not aect the name of the share point itself,

only the name that AFP clients see.

10 Click OK, then click Save.

From the command line:

To change AFP settings: m

$ sudo sharing -e path -s 100 -A customname -g guestflags

Parameter Description

path The full path to the share point.

customname The name of the share point. If you don’t specify

the custom name, it’s set to the name of the

folder, the last name in

path.

guestags A group of ags indicating which protocols allow

guest access. The ags are written as a three-digit

binary number with the digits representing, from

left to right, AFP, FTP, and SMB.

1=guests allowed, 0=guests not allowed.

For greater security, do not allow guest access.

For information about command-line parameters for AFP, see “AFP Parameters” on

page 143. For information about sharing, see its man page. For the basics of

command-line tool usage, see Introduction to Command-Line Administration.

Changing SMB Settings for a Share Point

You can use Server Admin to set share point availability through SMB and to change

settings such as the share point name that SMB clients see. You can also use Server

Admin to set guest access permissions and the default privileges for new les and

folders, and to enable opportunistic locking.

For more information about opportunistic locking, see “File Locking with SMB Share