options:[option]

This allows multiple options to be specified in a comma delimited format. The available options are:

password:[password]

This option allows you to set a volume password, which can be a maximum of 8 characters long (using ASCII strongly recommended at the time of this writing).

preexec:[command]

command to be run when the volume is mounted, ignored for user defined volumes

postexec:[command]

command to be run when the volume is closed, ignored for user defined volumes

root_preexec:[command]

command to be run as root when the volume is mounted, ignored for user defined volumes

root_postexec:[command]

command to be run as root when the volume is closed, ignored for user defined volumes

rolist:[users/groups]

Allows certain users and groups to have read-only access to a share. This follows the allow option format.

rwlist:[users/groups]

Allows certain users and groups to have read/write access to a share. This follows the allow option format.

veto:[vetoed name]

hide files and directories,where the path matches one of the '/' delimited vetoed names. Matches are partial, e.g. path is /abc/def/file and veto:/abc/ will hide the file.

volcharset:[charset]

specifies the volume codepage, e.g. "UTF8", "UTF8-MAC", "ISO-8859-15". Defaults to "UTF8".

1.

if you specify an unknown variable, it will not get converted.

2.

if you specify a known variable, but that variable doesn't have a value, it will get ignored.

The variables which can be used for substitutions are:

$b

basename

$c

client's ip or appletalk address

$d

volume pathname on server

$f

full name (contents of the gecos field in the passwd file)

$g

group name

$h

hostname

$i

client's ip, without port

$s

server name (this can be the hostname)

$u

user name (if guest, it is the user that guest is running as)

$v

volume name (either ADEID_NAME or basename of path)

$z

appletalk zone (may not exist)

$$

prints dollar sign ($)

When using variable substitution in the volume name, always keep in mind, not to exceed the 27 characters limit

Using variable substitution when defining volumes

/home/groups/$g "Groupdir for $g"
~ "$f is the best one"

We define "groupdirs" for each primary group and use a personalized server name for homedir shares.

dbd

Access to the CNID database is restricted to the cnid_metad daemon process. afpd processes communicate with the daemon for database reads and updates. If built with Berkeley DB transactions the probability for database corruption is practically zero, but performance can be slower than with cdb

last

This backend is an exception, in terms of ID persistency. ID's are only valid for the current session. This is basically what afpd did in the 1.5 (and 1.6) versions. This backend is still available, as it is useful for e.g. sharing cdroms.
Warning: It is NOT recommended to use this backend for volumes anymore, as afpd now relies heavily on a persistent ID database. Aliases will likely not work and filename mangling is not supported.

Even though ./configure --help might show that there are other CNID backends available, be warned those are likely broken or mainly used for testing. Don't use them unless you know what you're doing, they may be removed without further notice from future versions.

/path/to/volume "Volname" adouble:v1 volcharset:ASCII

/path/to/volume "Volname" adouble:v1 volcharset:ISO-8859-1

casefold:[option]

The casefold option handles, if the case of filenames should be changed. The available options are:
tolower - Lowercases names in both directions.
toupper - Uppercases names in both directions.
xlatelower - Client sees lowercase, server sees uppercase.
xlateupper - Client sees uppercase, server sees lowercase.

options:[option]

This allows multiple options to be specified in a comma delimited format. The available options are: