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FIGURE 9.2
Choosing folders to share in Mac OS X
Next, confi gure the user and group accounts with appropriate access privileges:
1.
In Sharing Preferences, select the folder that's being shared.
2.
To add to the default user accounts and groups that were selected when you shared the
folder, click the + (plus) icon below the Users fi eld.
3.
In the sheet that appears, select an existing user account or group. (User accounts are
created in Accounts preferences, in System Preferences.)
4.
The default privilege for a user account or group you add is Read Only. If you want to
change this, choose one of the following privilege options from the Read Only pop-up
menu:
Read & Write
The user can read, copy, edit, and delete the contents of the folder.
Read Only
The user can only read and copy (to another location) the contents of the folder.
Write Only (Drop Box)
The user can only copy content into the folder. The user can't
see the contents of the folder.
No Access (Groups Only)
User accounts in the assigned group have no access to
the folder. However, if their user account is added, the privileges assigned to the user
account will override the group restrictions.
5.
Repeat the process for each folder being shared.
You can also select a folder directly in the Finder to share. Select the folder, choose
File
Get Info, and select the Shared Folder check box (see Figure 9.3). You can also
manage user or group access to the shared folder via Finder; select the folder, choose File
Get Info, and then choose Sharing & Permissions.
