This section compares features and capabilities of Novell Apple Filing Protocol on the NetWare and Linux platforms for a Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 SP3 server.
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Feature Description |
AFP for NetWare |
AFP for Linux |
|---|---|---|
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Administration |
Limited to starting and stopping the server. |
Ability to configure AFP server parameters through iManager. |
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File names and paths |
sys:\etc\ctxs.cfg sys:\etc\afpvol.cfg sys:\etc\afptcp.log |
/etc/opt/novell/afptcpd/afpdircxt.conf /etc/opt/novell/afptcpd/afpvols.conf /etc/opt/novell/afptcpd/afptcpd.conf /var/log/afptcpd/afptcp.log |
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Installation |
Customized installation during installation of NetWare 6.5. See, |
Installation through YaST along with associated dependencies. |
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Simple password support |
Yes |
No |
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Universal Password |
Yes. Limited to 8 characters. |
Yes. More than 8 characters. |
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Migration support |
Not Applicable |
Support to migrate from NetWare to Linux. Support to migrate from Linux to Linux. |
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Mac versions supported |
Classic Mac, Mac OS 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 |
Mac OS 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 |
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Cross-protocol locking |
Supported for AFP, CIFS, and NCP. |
Supported for AFP, CIFS, and NCP. |
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Authentication methods |
Cleartext Two-Way Random Key Exchange Random Exchange |
Cleartext Two-Way Random Key Exchange Random Exchange Diffie Hellman Exchange Diffie Hellman Exchange 2 |
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Dynamic detection of volumes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Choosing volumes to be exported |
Yes |
Yes |
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SLP and Bonjour support |
Supports only SLP |
Supports both SLP and Bonjour |
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Support for 64-bit architecture |
No |
Yes |
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Guest user support |
Yes |
Yes |