Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) - Manual (Page 211)

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m Set privileges for Everyone to None for files and folders that guest users should not
access. Items with this privilege setting can only be accessed by the item’s owner or
group.
m Put all files available to guests in one folder or set of folders. Assign the Read Only
privilege to the Everyone category for that folder and each file within it.
m Assign Read & Write privileges to the Everyone category for a folder only if guests must be
able to change or add items in the folder. Make sure you keep a backup copy of
information in this folder.
m Check folders frequently for changes and additions and check the server for viruses
regularly with a virus-protection program.
m Disable anonymous FTP access using the FTP module of Server Settings.
m Don’t export NFS volumes to World. Restrict NFS exports to a specific set of computers.
Setting Up Sharing
This section describes how to create share points and set access privileges for the share
points. It also tells you how to configure the different protocols (AFP, SMB, FTP, and NFS)
that you use to share items and how to automount share points on clients’ desktops.
See “Managing Sharing” on page 215 for additional tasks that you might perform after you
have set up sharing on your server.
Creating Share Points and Setting Privileges
You designate volumes, partitions, folders, or CDs to be share points using the Sharing
module of Workgroup Manager.
To create a share point and set privileges:
1 In Workgroup Manager, click the Sharing button.
2 Select the volume or folder in the All list that you want to make a share point.
3 Click the Sharing tab.
4 Select “Share the selection and its contents.”
Change the owner and group of the shared item by typing names into those fields or by
dragging names from the Users & Groups drawer. You can open the drawer by clicking
“Users & Groups.”
Use the pop-up menus next to the fields to change the privileges for the Owner, Group, and
Everyone. Everyone is any user who can log in to the file server: registered users, guests,
anonymous FTP users, and Web site visitors. If you don’t want everyone to have access, set
the Everyone access privileges to None.