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136 Chapter 9 Working with File Services
Disabling a Share Point
To disable a share point:
$ sharing -r
sharepointname
Managing the AFP Service
Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) allows any Mac OS X computer to access shared folders on
the server. Mac OS X Server uses Bonjour to provide automatic discovery of AFP file
services, and shared disks don’t unmount after extended periods of inactivity.
Starting and Stopping AFP Service
To start AFP service:
$ sudo serveradmin start afp
To stop AFP service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop afp
Checking AFP Service Status
To see if AFP service is running:
$ sudo serveradmin status afp
To see complete AFP status:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus afp
Viewing AFP Settings
To list all AFP service settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings afp
To list a particular setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings afp
setting
To list a group of settings:
You can list a group of settings that have part of their names in common by typing
only as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), and typing an asterisk
(*) as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example:
$ sudo serveradmin settings afp:loggingAttributes:*
Parameter Description
sharepointname The current name of the share point.
Parameter Description
setting Any of the AFP service settings. For a complete list of settings,
enter
$ sudo serveradmin settings afp
or see “List of AFP Settings” on page 137.