Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] netatalk questions
From: admin (admin@theidf.com)
Date: Tue Dec 14 1999 - 15:01:46 EST
Thanks! One of the probs I'm having is Mac users not being able to
see/use files that were copied/created by unix stations - we have one big
filesystem that is used by NFS for Linux/Solaris boxes, netatalk for the
Macs, and samba for like two win32 boxes. The file server is linux.
Will the Macs see/use the shares that don't have an .Appledouble in the
directory? Also, we have problems with files disappearing (already
checked for Macuser probs), alias probs, and sometimes when the MacOS
8.x/9 users delete a file, the entire directory gets thrown in the
'Network Trash Folder' but doesn't physically disappear from the
filesystem (i.e., I can still see the files from a unix shell).
I'll check out the link below.. I'm surprised this isn't a bigger
'thing' in the unix community - these iMacs are like a plague of
translucent gumdrops in the corporate world and this package is great for
global filesharing.
Rich
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Andrew Morgan wrote:
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>
> On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, admin wrote:
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> > I am new to netatalk usage, and I have a few questions. First, is there
> > a troubleshooting guide/FAQ available that we can reference for
> > problematic issues other then the one at umich.edu (espically MacOS 8.x
> > probs)? Second, is the project still being actively developed? Third, is
> > there a technical document(s) available that describes this seemingly
> > illogical method of sharing files (just what the heck are are these
> > .Appledoubles all over the !@##!% place!). I still can't get over the
> > one-button mouse thing.
>
> A good web site for Netatalk help, links, and more is at:
> http://www.thehamptons.com/anders/netatalk/
>
> Netatalk is still being developed. Adrian Sun is working on v2.1.4 of his
> patches, and a few others (myself included) are working on papd.
>
> Mac files have a data fork and a resource fork. The data fork holds the
> usual file data while the resource fork contains Mac specific settings
> such as the icon, file creator settings, etc. Netatalk uses the
> .AppleDouble directories to hold the resource forks for each file.
> Anytime you create a file on the Netatalk server from a mac, an
> .AppleDouble directory will be created.
>
> Andy
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