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Security issue around Public Folder and Windows
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May 2, 2008, 08:45 AM
 
Hi

I have an Intel G5 running 10.4.11.

We have it set up to share the Public folder with other Macs in the workgroup. We have several users setup and have access configured. The Mac users browse the network for the "server" and enter in their user name and password. They then have access to a very small area in the Public Folder.

However, if I enable Windows sharing and have one of our Windows XP users connect they have access to the ENTIRE computer. Desktop files and all folders!

The XP users are connecting via "connect to network" and typing in the location provided by the Mac Sharing utility - something like \\computername\folder\

Is this a bug? Do I need to somehow reconfigure these users so if they sit at an XP box they don't have access to the entire computer?


A much smaller concern - when the users connect to the computer on a Mac they see the contents of the Public Folder and also a folder for each user (user1, user2, etc.) Is there a way to hide these folders?
     
   
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