# Shared Folders Administration Tool Manual

2006
Carlos Garnacho Parro
Carlos Garnacho Parro

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Carlos
Garnacho Parro
Shared Folders Administration Tool Manual V2.15.2
August 2006

carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro)

carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro)

This manual describes version 2.15.2 of Shared Folders Administration Tool.

## Feedback

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Shared Folders Administration Tool or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page.

The Shared Folders Administration Tool allows you to share folders to other computers in your network or in the internet.

## Introduction

The Shared Folders Administration Tool allows you to share folders with other computers in your network or on the internet.

## Getting started

You can start Shared Folders Administration Tool in the following ways:

System menu

  Choose Administration Shared Folders.

Nautilus Context Menu

  Press the right mouse button on any local folder and choose Share folder to share or stop sharing the folder.

Command line

  Execute the following command: `shares-admin`.

When you start Shared Folders Administration Tool, you will be prompted for the administrator password. This is necessary because the changes done with this tool will affect the whole system.

After entering the administrator password, the following window is displayed.

### Shared Folders Administration Tool main window

Shows Shared Folders Administration Tool main window.

The Shared Folders Administration Tool main window contains the following elements:

Shared folders

  This allows you to specify which folders are going to be shared through the network.

General properties

  Specifies global settings for a group of shared folders.

## Usage

### To share a folder

There are 3 ways of sharing a folder:

1. In the Shared Folders tab click on the Add button. In the Share Folders dialogue fill in the folder you wish to share.

2. Right-click on a local folder and choose Share folder.

3. Drag a folder and drop it in the shared folders list in the main window.

### To stop sharing a folder

There are two ways to stop sharing a folder:

1. In the Shared Folders tab select the folder you want to stop sharing and click on the Delete button.

2. Right-click on a local folder and choose Share folder, then select not to share in the Share through combobox.

### To modify a folder sharing properties

In the Shared Folders tab select the folder you want to modify and press the Properties button.

### To modify global sharing properties

In the General Properties tab modify any of the values.