[marc1]

hey folks. i need a little help.

i am trying to let a "guest" user access a folder that is not in my public space. Aside from copying the entire contents of the folder and placing it in my public space, how can I let a guest have access to just that one folder?


thanks in advance

[parsec_kadets]

The first question I have is, is this guest actually using your computer or is he trying to mount it accross the network?

[marc1]

Originally posted by parsec_kadets:
The first question I have is, is this guest actually using your computer or is he trying to mount it accross the network?

He will be mounting it across the network.

[ZackS]

Ok, basically what you need to do is set guest permissions for the folder and then make a symlink to it from inside your public folder.

Open the terminal and type the following:

cd Public
ln -s <drag in folder to share>
sudo chmod -R 775 <drag in folder to share>
<enter password>

That's it. If you want the guest to have write access too, in the sudo chmod command, change 775 to 777.

[marc1]

Originally posted by ZackS:
Ok, basically what you need to do is set guest permissions for the folder and then make a symlink to it from inside your public folder.

Open the terminal and type the following:

cd Public
ln -s <drag in folder to share>
sudo chmod -R 775 <drag in folder to share>
<enter password>

That's it. If you want the guest to have write access too, in the sudo chmod command, change 775 to 777.

Thanks for your help Zack. If I wanted to do this using the GUI, what would be the prcoess?

[ZackS]

You'd have to get a sym link GUI tool (aliases don't work, there's a CM for it I think) and set permissions in the get info pane.

[gsxrboy]

Look for "share points" on macupdate or vt, makes it all very easy

[marc1]

ok, i guess the permissions are set up properly. but how does the guest actually get to the folder?

when a guest logs in, all they see is the "drop box"

[ucsbdude]

I too was just trying to do this the other day. All they have access to is the one folder and you can not even put an alias in it!

Why is it so hard to share a folder in Mac osx? It used to be very easy in os 9. Is there really no way with out terminal built into the operating system?

On a side note, can you have shared disks auto-mount when you start up the computer. Kind of like in windows when you log in you can have aliases on your desk top that point to folders on a file server. Or do you have to manually log in to each one each time you wake from sleep or restart?

Thanks,

Chris

[marc1]

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[wallaper]

Either use sharepoints or I believe you can change the users home directory in netinfo manager.

Wallaper
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