This article contains frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding AppleShare IP 6 Admin, with answers to those questions.

1. What can I do if I forget my AppleShare IP 6 Admin password?
2. Are volume access privileges still stored in the AppleShare PDS file?
3. Is the Users & Groups Data File shared by all of the AppleShare IP 6 Services?
4. What information is stored in the AppleShare IP 6 preference files?
5. Is the "copy volume" command still available?
6. Can I still compact access privileges?
7. What AppleShare IP Services can I move to different servers?
8. What is the Users & Groups Data File backup file?
9. Where is the serial number stored?
10. Can I move my Users & Groups data file to a new System folder after I do a clean install or when I want to move the Server to a different computer?
11. How can I delete an entire group of users, for example the Class of '98 group and all of its users?
12. Is the Users and Groups Manager Lite compatible with AppleShare IP 6?

Question 1: What can I do if I forget my AppleShare IP 6 Admin password?

Answer : Please see the following Tech Info Library article for complete details:

Article 8662: " AppleShare Admin: What To Do If You Lose The Password "

Question 2 : Are volume access privileges still stored in the AppleShare PDS file?

Answer : Yes. Each volume still contains an invisible AppleShare PDS file at the root level of its directory. You will need to make it visible with a utility such as Norton Disk Editor or ResEdit in order to trash it. This is normally done when the privileges are unusable and privilege changes cannot be made to a folder or volume.

Question 3 : Is the Users & Groups Data File shared by all of the AppleShare IP 6 Services?

Answer : The Data File is shared by all AppleShare IP 6 Services and is stored in the Users and Groups Data File. It is best to keep those Services on one server. If separated, do a Custom Install of each service so that Web & File Server Admin is installed. This is installed for access to the Users & Groups list. Please refer to the Mail Server Help manual for steps to separate the Mail Server to its own server hardware.

Question 4 : What information is stored in the AppleShare IP 6 preference files?

Answer : There are 8 separate sections to the answer:

General AppleShare IP Information

Version number for this record, version number for file server, user activity limit expressed as a percentage, maximum client connections, maximum number of guest and anonymous logins, minutes until shutdown, number of serial numbers in struct, serial number, name and phone, organization.

AppleShare IP File Server Information
Login greeting, memory to be reserved for other applications, maimumx number of minutes for idle users, disconnect message, AFP over TCP/IP enabled, AFP over AppleTalk enabled.

AppleShare IP Web Server Information
Web server enabled, web Log enabled, web server maximum client connections, whether guests are allowed for web server, HTML folder path vRefNum, HTML folder path volume name, HTML folder path volume creation date, HTML folder path DirID, partial path to HTML file starting from the Web folder, IP Filters.

AppleShare IP Windows File Sharing Information
Windows File Server name, Windows Workgroup Name, WINS Server name (if applicable).

FTP Information
FTP server enabled, FTP Anonymous login enabled.

AppleShare IP 6 Print Server Attributes
Starting up, running, shutting down, autolaunch print server.

AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server General Information
Minimum Free Space for Mail File, Maximum Server Log File Size, Maximum Error Log File Size, Message for Delivery Expiration Hours, Maximum Message Size, Mail Store Volume Name, Bounce Server Name, Bounce Zone Name, Bounce DNS. Name

AppleShare IP 6 Mail Server Attributes in each user record
AppleTalk Forward Name, AppleTalk Forward Server, AppleTalk Forward Zone, SMTP Forward, Fingerprint Length, MU Attributes.

Question 5 : Is the "copy volume" command still available?

Answer : Yes. It is now the "Duplicate Folder" command.

Question 6 : Can I still compact access privileges?

Answer : No. It is not necessary.

Question 7 : What AppleShare IP Services can I move to different servers?

Answer : All AppleShare IP services have to be installed on Apple Power Macintosh computers. Mail and Print services can be installed on separate servers. Make sure you copy the Web & File Admin application to these servers so the Users & Groups Data File can be accessed. A Custom Install of these servers will, by default, install Web & File Admin application.

In addition, all services use the same Users & Groups Data File. You will have to copy the Users & Groups Data File to each server's System Folder Preference folder.

Question 8 : What is the Users & Groups Data File backup file?

Answer : This file is created the first time you install AppleShare IP 6. It is intended as a backup of the current Users & Group Data File in case you want to go back to earlier versions of AppleShare server software. It does not get updated after AppleShare IP 6 is installed.

Question 9 : Where is the serial number stored?

Answer : This is stored in the Users & Groups Data File if Easy Setup was selected.

Question 10 : Can I move my Users & Groups data file to a new System folder after I do a clean install or when I want to move the Server to a different computer?

Answer : Yes, see the AppleShare IP 6 Help online manual section--Changing the Startup Disk.

Question 11 : How can I delete an entire group of users, for example the Class of '98 group and all of its users?

Answer : There is no easy way to do this. The group can be eliminated simply enough but the flexibility of users belonging potentially to different groups makes it difficult to do batch user deletions. There are some workarounds described in the AppleShare IP 6 online Help.

Question 12 : Is the Users and Groups Manager Lite compatible with AppleShare IP 6?

Answer : No.