Creating share points

    You create a "share point" to specify the data that users can access when they connect to the Web & File Server. You can make an entire hard disk, CD-ROM disc, or individual folder a share point. The items contained in a share point are also shared by default.

    Note: You cannot make a share point out of an item that encloses a share point or is enclosed by a share point. For example, you cannot make a folder a share point if the folder is on a hard disk that is a share point. This restriction is demonstrated by the following illustration.

    Folder 1 is not a share point. You cannot make it a share point until you remove sharing from Folder 2. Folder 2 is a share point. All of the folders enclosed by Folder 2 are shared.
    Folder 3 is shared because Folder 2 is a share point. But you cannot make Folder 3 a share point until you remove sharing from Folder 2.

    To share a disk, CD-ROM disc, or folder, follow these steps:
    1 Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
    2

    Click the File server button.


       
    3 Click the Disks & Share Points button.
    4 In the Show Disks list, click the disk, CD-ROM disc, or folder that you want to make a share point.
    To display an item's contents, click the item.
    5 To set privileges for the selected item, click Set Privileges.
    Note: By default, all items contained in a share point are also shared. However, you can set different access privileges for a folder inside a share point, by assigning explicit access privileges to the folder. See Setting access privileges.
    6 In the Set Privileges area, click the button labeled "Make this a share point and set privileges."
    7 Select the access privileges that you want to assign to this share point by choosing a privilege from the pop-up menu to the right of the Owner, User/Group, or Everyone category.
    These privileges determine how different categories of users can access the information contained in this share point. For more information, see Setting access privileges.
    8 Click the Save button.
    The selected item appears as a volume when users log on to the Web & File Server using AppleShare Client or Windows file sharing client software.

 
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