Topic: Mac OSX. SME Netatalk v1.5.5 too old. how do I upgrade?

[akeech]

The problenm of files appearing to jump around to the wrong folders (described in my earlier post on this topic)is a Netatalk problem with versions before 1.6

I am informed by a consultant that upgrading to Netatalk 1.6.4 will fix this. On the Netatalk sourceforge page version 1.5.5 has no mention of support for OSX but after version 1.6.4 there appears to be support.

SME was great for mixed mac and windows networks when there was only OS9 to consider but as soon as you add an OSX client there are huge problems sharing files.

Samba is not a practical solution when you also have OS9 macs that need to read the same files.

Can anyone offer advice on upgrading to a later version of Netatalk. What problems am I likely to encounter. Should I attempt to upgrade or will it break things.

[Mogamat Abrahams]

I just did this recently, had the same problems.

You need to :
1: Download and isntall the SME development tools and source code (search the forums).
2: Download netatalk from sourceforge.
3: Download berkleyDB+ patches from sleepcat

Build and install BDB libs, then build and install netatalk. Reboot, voila.

I don't know of any rpms, I had the development tools already intalled on my sme to build LVM, don't remember where I got them. Just read the readme's and everything should be ok. If in doubt, back up your data+config first or experiment on a test server.

L8R
Mogamat Abrahams
mmaxx at webmail dot co dot za

[compsos]

Mogamat

Do you remember the switches you used for the compiling of BDB & netatalk?
Just not quiet working for me as yet.

Regards
Gordon

I just did this recently, had the same problems.

You need to :
1: Download and isntall the SME development tools and source code (search the forums).
2: Download netatalk from sourceforge.
3: Download berkleyDB+ patches from sleepcat

Build and install BDB libs, then build and install netatalk. Reboot, voila.

I don't know of any rpms, I had the development tools already intalled on my sme to build LVM, don't remember where I got them. Just read the readme's and everything should be ok. If in doubt, back up your data+config first or experiment on a test server.

L8R
Mogamat Abrahams
mmaxx at webmail dot co dot za