Abstract
This feature enables users to share personal
files with other machines on the same network, which can be
quite useful for co-workers or home users on a network to share files
heterogeneous systems such as GNU/Linux and Windows.
The first time you run this tool you will be asked which protocol to use for file sharing. Check one or both of the following:
NFS. If you wish your users to be able to share files with others using UNIX systems (like GNU/Linux);
SMB. If you wish your users to be able to share files with others using Windows systems.
When you have checked the desired box(es), click
, thereby installing the necessary packages.By default, both protocols will be installed. If you do not wish for a protocol to be available, make sure the packages nfs-utils and/or samba-server are not installed.
Three different options are available:
No sharing. Prevents users from sharing data with others.
Allow all users. All users are allowed to share data with others.
Custom. By choosing this option, only users within the fileshare group will be allowed to share data. If you choose this option you will be prompted to run userdrake in order for you to immediately add allowed users to this group (see Section , “UserDrake: Managing Users on Your System”).
Once a user is allowed to share data, they can select the directories to be shared through their preferred file manager (see Section , “File Sharing”).