Re: Progress with netatalk on Seagate DockStar

[pitz <pitz.wong@gmail.com>]

On Oct 21, 4:55 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/20/2010 05:40 PM, pitz wrote:
>
> > I've been working on this the past several nights and just wanted to
> > provide some progress info.
>
> > I'm using the Debian "squeeze" (testing) distribution because it has
> > support for the armel processor that the Seagate DockStar has.  Debian
> > installation notes onhttp://peterwong.net/blog/?p=115
>
> > The netatalk package (2.1.2) "worked" right after installation.  I did
> > have to enable the atalkd service in the netatalk configuration. Using
> > Marsha's modified AppleShare CDEV in an Apple IIgs allowed me to mount
> > the share using cleartext authentication.  Randnum authentication (if
> > you're concerned about plaintext passwords going through your network)
> > is not supported because the randnum UAM is not built in the netatalk
> > package.
>
> You might want to include my one-liner fix for file date propagation.  Check
> the packages I put on the a2 mail account (or send private e-mail if you
> cannot access that).  Without it, file dates are not preserved from P8 clients.
>
> Steve

randnum auth (using libgcrypt) now kinda works.  Only if I use
~/.passwd instead of afppasswd as the password file.  afppasswd again
relies on openssl.  I'll try to see if I can make randnum go through
PAM instead of afppasswd.

/pitz