Re: File sharing on OS X
- From: sbt <dogbreath@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:29:54 -0800
In article <436694b9$0$32203$39cecf19@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nicolas
Verhaeghe - White Echo <nospam_nicolas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am a Windows and Unix guy, I have never really used a Mac as a server
> before.
>
> We have a G3 that we are going to use as a file server for Mac users. Os
> 10.3 is installed.
>
> The computer is set up as far as users and network.
>
> It has two drives.
>
> I would like to share one folder on one drive and another folder on another
> drive.
>
> I cannot find out how to share certain folders on the network. I
> right-click, no such thin as "Share this folder". Personal file sharing is
> on but all I can do is share personal folders, which is absolutely useless.
>
> We need to share certain folders with particular names and give access to
> certain accounts to certain folders.
>
> How is this done on OS X?
>
> I asked several "Mac guys" and all I got was "oh, it's very easy on a Mac, a
> lot easier than on PCs" but each time I explained exactly what I am trying
> to do either they don't understand or I get some very vague explanation.
>
> Thanks a lot for your help!
>
>
There's a shareware tool called "SharePoints" (get it from Version
Tracker) that allows you to specify what you want. It can be done
without SharePoints, but gets a little involved.
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