What file-sharing protocols are supported on Mac OS X?
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What are the processes that implement these protocols?
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At startup, which configuration file determines whether AFP will be started?
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What happens at startup if SMB or FTP has been turned on in the Sharing pane of System Preferences?
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What software suite is the Mac OS X implementation of SMB based upon?
Answers
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AFP, SMB, and FTP
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AppleFileServer for AFP, nmbd and smbd for SMB, and ftpd for FTP
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The /etc/hostconfig file
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The launchd daemon checks the configuration files in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/. If any of them has Disabled set to true, launchd will ignore it. Otherwise, launchd waits for a connection on that service's port, then hands the connection off to that service's daemon.
