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From: rtp1@quads.uchicago.edu (raymond thomas pierrehumbert)
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Subject: Re: Help: AIX machine as file server for Macintosh through GatorBox
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> (Problems with using the Gatorbox to mount NFS volumes from
>RS6000 onto a Mac).

I have a Gatorbox on a mixed network too.  The problem with
password authentication comes about because of the secure
password feature in aix.  The password is not stored in the
/etc/passwd file, but rather is looked for in another file
which is closed to the outside world.  The gatorbox
can't cope with this, since it reads the /etc/passwd file
to do authentication.

The only way I was able to work around this was to establish
an /etc/macpasswd and /etc/macgroup files, and put in the
standard Unix encrypted passwords by hand.  It is a big
nuisance every time I want to add a user or change a password,
so I'd be happy to hear of other workarounds.
.