Using MACFILE to Administer Services for MacintoshLast reviewed: March 26, 1997Article ID: Q148128 |
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SUMMARYWindows NT Server 3.51 includes a command line tool that can manage the Services for Macintosh server configuration called MACFILE. MACFILE allows administrators to automate Services for Macintosh volume, directory, file, and server management in batch programs. This article lists and describes the parameters you can use with the MACFILE command. For additional information on the MACFILE command, type the following at the command prompt: macfile /? For a complete reference to the MACFILE command, select Help from the MacFile menu in File Manager.
MORE INFORMATIONMACFILE consists of four commands. They are the following:
- Volume - Directory - Server - Forkize Macfile VolumeThis adds, changes or removes Macintosh-accessible volumes. The syntax is as follows:
macfile volume {/add | /set}[/server:\\computername] /name:volumename
/path:directory [/readonly:[true | false]] [/guestsallowed:[true |
false]][/password:password][/maxusers:number | unlimited]
macfile volume /remove [/server:\\computername] /name:volumename
Parameters Description
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/add Adds a volume using the specified settings.
/set Changes a volume using the specified settings.
/server:\\computername Specifies the server on which to add, change or
remove a volume. If omitted, the operation is
performed onthe local computer.
/name:volumename Specifies the volume name to be added, changed,
or removed. This parameter is required.
/path:directory Specifies the path to the root directory of the
volume to be created. Valid and required only
when adding a volume.
/readonly:[true|false] Specifies users cannot change files in the
volume. Use true or false to change the current
setting of the volume. If omitted when adding a
volume, changes to files are allowed. If omitted
when changing a volume,the readonly setting for
the volume remains unchanged.
/guestsallowed: Specifies whether users logging on as guests can
[true|false] use the volume. If omitted when adding a volume,
guests can use the volume. If omitted when
changing a volume, the guestsallowed setting for
the volume remains unchanged.
/password:password Specifies a password required to access the
volume. If omitted, no password is created.
If omitted when changing a volume, the password
remains unchanged.
/maxusers:number| Specifies the maximum number of users that can
unlimited simultaneously use files on the volume. If
omitted when adding a volume, an unlimited
number of users can use the volume. If omitted
when changing a volume, the maxusers value
remains unchanged.
/remove Removes the specified volume.
Macfile DirectoryThis modifies directories in Macintosh-accessible volumes. The syntax is as follows:
macfile directory [/server:\\computername] /path:directory
[/owner:ownername] [/group:groupname][/permissions:permissions]
Parameters Description
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/server:\\computername Specifies the server on which to change a
directory. If omitted, the operation is
performed on the local computer.
/path:directory Specifies the path to the directory to be
changed on the Macintosh-accessible volume.
The directory must exist; Macfile directory does
not create directories. This parameter is
required.
/owner:ownername Changes the owner of the directory. If omitted,
the owner remains unchanged.
/group:groupname] Specifies or changes the Macintosh primary group
associated with the directory. If omitted, the
primary group remains unchanged.
/permissions: Sets permissions on the directory for the owner,
permissions primary group, and world (everyone). An eleven
digit number is used to set permissions. The
number 1 grants permission; 0 revokes
permission. For example, 11111011000. The
position of the digit determines which
permission is set, as described in the following
table. If omitted, permissions remain unchanged.
Position Sets Permisson for:
First OwnerSeeFiles
Second OwnerSeeFolders
Third OwnerMakeChanges
Fourth GroupSeeFiles
Fifth GroupSeeFolders
Sixth GroupMakeChanges
Seventh WorldSeeFiles
Eighth WorldSeeFolders
Ninth WorldMakeChanges
Tenth The directory cannot be renamed, moved, or deleted.
Eleventh The changes apply to the current directory and all
subdirectories.
Macfile ServerThis changes the Services for Macintosh server configuration. The sytax is as follows:
macfile server [/server:\\computername] [/maxsessions:number |
unlimited][/loginmessage:message][/guestsallowed:[true | false]]
Parameters Description
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/server:\\computername Specifies the server on which to change
parameters. If omitted, the operation is
performed on the local computer.
/maxsessions:[number| Specifies the maximum number of users that can
unlimited] simultaneously use Services for Macintosh
services. If omitted, the maxsessions setting
for the server remains unchanged.
/loginmessage:message Changes the message Macintosh users will see
when logging on to the Services for Macintosh
server. To remove an existing login message,
include the /loginmessage parameter, but leave
the message variable blank. If omitted, the
loginmessage message for the server remains
unchanged from the previous setting. The maximum
number of characters for the login message is
199.
/guestsallowed:[true| Specifies whether users logging on as guests can
use Services for Macintosh services. If omitted,
the guestsallowed setting for the server remains
unchanged.
Macfile ForkizeThis joins the data fork and resource fork of a Macintosh file into one file. Macfile forkize also changes the type or creator of the file. The syntax is as follows:
macfile forkize [/server:\\computername] [/creator:creatorname]
[/type:typename][/datafork:filepath] [/resourcefork:filepath]
/targetfile:filepath
Parameters Description
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/server:\\computername Specifies the server on which to join files. If
omitted, the operation is performed on the local
computer.
/creator:creatorname Specifies the creator of the file. The creator
parameter is use by the Macintosh Finder to
determine the application that created the file.
/type:typename Specifies the type of file. The file type is
used by the Macintosh Finder to determine the
file type within the application that created
the file.
/datafork:filepath Specifies the location of the data fork that is
to be joined. You can specify a remote path.
/resourcefork:filepath Specifies the location of the resource fork that
is to be joined. You can specify a remote path.
/targetfile:filepath Specifies the location of the file created by
joining a data fork and a resource fork or
specifies the location of the file whose type or
creator you are changing. The file must be on
the specified server.
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