Specifications
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Use this chapter to set up and manage AFP service in
Mac OS X Server.
Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) service enables Mac OS clients to connect to your server
and access folders and les. Non-Mac OS clients can also connect to your server over
AFP using third-party AFP client software.
AFP service supports new features such as Unicode le names, access control lists
(ACLs), 64-bit le sizes, extended attributes, and Spotlight searching. Unicode is a
standard that assigns a unique number to every character regardless of the language
or the operating system used to display the language.
Kerberos Authentication
AFP supports Kerberos authentication. Kerberos is a network authentication protocol
developed at MIT to provide secure authentication and communication over open
networks.
In addition to the standard authentication method, Mac OS X Server uses Generic
Security Services Application Programming Interface (GSSAPI) authentication protocol.
GSSAPI is used to authenticate using Kerberos v.5. You specify the authentication
method using the Access pane of the AFP service settings in Server Admin.
For information about setting up AFP, see “Conguring AFP Service Access Settings” on
page 71. For information about setting up Kerberos, see Open Directory Administration.
AppleTalk Support
AFP service no longer supports AppleTalk as a client connection method. Although
AppleTalk clients can see AFP servers in the Chooser, they must use TCP/IP to connect
to these servers.
For more information, see “Mac OS X Clients” on page 91 and “Connecting to the AFP
Server from Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 Clients” on page 94.
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Working with AFP Service