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Netatalk 2.0.1

The Netatalk development team is proud to announce version 2.0.1 of the Netatalk File Sharing suite. This is the latest stable version. It contains several important bugfixes, therefore all users are encouraged to upgrade their systems to 2.0.1.

The etc2ps.sh script delivered with all Netatalk versions prior to 2.0.1 has been found to be vulnerable to symlink attacks. See CAN-2004-0974 for details.

Please note that the handling of the default type/creator has changed with 2.0.1. As a side effect, users upgrading from earlier versions, including 2.0.0, will have to remove the default type/creator from the AppleVolumes.System file. The install process will not modify this file automatically. Please remove the line starting with '.         "????"' manually.

Netatalk is a collection of server programs and utilities for handling various protocols employed by Apple Macintosh computers on Unix compatible systems. This allows Unix hosts to act as file, print, and time servers for Apple Macintosh (classic MacOS as well as MacOS X) computers. Additionally Unix hosts using Netatalk can print to AppleTalk-only printers.

The suite contains:

• afpd - a file server that implements the Apple Filing Protocol, allowing clients running MacOS to access Unix file servers

• atalkd - an implementation of the various AppleTalk protocols

• papd - a print server that enables Macintosh computers to access printers connected to Unix servers

• timelord - a time server for synchronizing time over the network

• megatron - a tool to convert files in Macintosh specific formats like BinHex, AppleSingle, or MacBinary into files readable by Unix computers

• various other utilities

Netatalk is a Free/Open Source Software project and is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Please see

for the full license text.

New in Netatalk 2.0.1

• NEW: --enable-debian configure option. Will install /etc/init.d/atalk to get not in conflict with standard debian /etc/init.d/netatalk. Reads netatalk.conf from $ETCDIR and not from /etc/default/

• UPD: Disable logger code by default. Log to syslog instead

• UPD: changed netatalk.conf default settings to prevent problems with AppleTalk zone names containing spaces

• FIX: insecure tempfile handling bug in etc2ps.sh, found by Trustix, CAN-2004-0974.

• REM: remove add_netatalk_printer and netatalk.template from stable branch until fixed. (possible symlink vulnerabilities)

• FIX: afpd: set hasBeenInited in default finder info. This bug caused endless finder refreshes with OS9 finder if the noadouble option was used. From TSUBAKIMOTO Hiroya.

• FIX: afpd: fix a bug in default CREATOR/TYPE handling. Due to this bug the type/creator mappings in AppleVolumes.system were ignored, causing problems i.e. with OS9 clients.

• FIX: AppleVolumes.system: By default don't define a CREATOR/TYPE for a file of unknown type.

• FIX: fix two Tru64 UNIX compilation errors, from Burkhard Schmidt bs AT cpfs.mpg.de

• FIX: afpd: FPMapId wasn't using UTF8 for groups if requested by client.

Future Enhancements

Netatalk is an actively developed product and its functionality will be enhanced in future versions. Some of the upcoming features include:

• Integrated Samba and NFS file locking

• Better integration of AppleDouble metadata and CNIDs with Samba

Supported Platforms

As of Netatalk 2.0.1 the following operating systems are supported:

• FreeBSD

• Linux (Debian, Mandrake, RedHat, Suse, others should work as well)

• MacOS X (TCP only)

• OpenBSD

• NetBSD

• Solaris

• Tru64 (TCP only)

Netatalk may compile and run on other operating systems as well, but it is not well-tested on those. We welcome patches and suggestions for enhancing the portability of Netatalk as well as success and failure stories. Please write to [email protected].

Availability

Netatalk tar-balls can be found at:

Netatalk is also available via anonymous CVS. See the SourceForge project site for anonymous CVS instructions.

Contact

For more information about Netatalk, see its web page at:

The project is hosted at SourceForge. The SourceForge project page is located at:

[email protected] is a mailing list for Netatalk system administrators. For subscription information and archives see the Netatalk web page.

The Netatalk development team can be reached via the mailing list [email protected]. For subscription information and archives see Netatalk's SourceForge project page.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all contributors to the Netatalk project for their commitment. Without the many suggestions, bug and problem reports, patches, and reviews this project wouldn't be where it is.

• The Netatalk Development Team, October 2004