Name

       afp_signature.conf — Configuration file used by afpd to specify server signature

Description

       afp_signature.conf  is the configuration file used by afpd to store a server signature automagically. The
       configuration lines are composed like:

              "server-name" hexa-string

       The first field is the server name. Server names must be quoted if they contain spaces. The second  field
       is the hexadecimal string of 32 characters for a 16-byte server signature.

       All  leading spaces and tabs are ignored. Blank lines are ignored. The lines prefixed with # are ignored.
       Any illegal lines are ignored.

              NOTE

              The server signature is a unique 16-byte identifier used to prevent users from logging on  to  the
              same server twice.

              Netatalk  2.0 and earlier generated a server signature by using gethostid(). This led to a problem
              where multiple servers could end up with the same signature  because  the  hostid  is  not  unique
              enough.

              Current  netatalk generates the signature from random numbers and saves it into afp_signature.conf
              upon initial startup. For subsequent starts, it is read from this file.

              This file should not be thoughtlessly edited or copied onto another server.

              If you want to set the signature intentionally, use the option “signature =” in afp.conf. In  this
              case, afp_signature.conf is not used.

Examples

   Example: afp_signature.conf
              # This is a comment.
              "My Server" 74A0BB94EC8C13988B2E75042347E528

See also

       afpd(8), afp.conf(5), asip-status(1)

Author

       Contributors to the Netatalk Project (https://netatalk.io/contributors)

Netatalk 4.2.3                                                                             AFP_SIGNATURE.CONF(5)