I am having trouble with my High Sierra OS X Server's file sharing volumes. Sometimes the connection is very slow. Other times I can't connect. Then I sometimes have multiple mounted volumes of the same share, but I can't write to any of them.
I don't have any hard drives converted to APFS, so my question was, is there a way to activate AFP from Terminal?
sudo serveradmin fullstatus afp shows that there is something still there and I can start the afp demon without any error message with serveradmin start afp.
My only question is where do I configure the settings?
Thanks for any suggestions. 😉
Best Answer
The item "File Sharing" is entirely removed from Server 5.4. You can still configure the settings in System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing though.
If you you want to manage file sharing from the command line use:
to enable or stop AFP and
to manage shares.
Example:
Enter
sudo sharing -a /Volumes/Share/Users -A Usersto share the folder /Volumes/Share/Users via AFP and the share name Users.Check
man sharingfor further options and flags.Shares on APFS volumes can't be shared via AFP!