# Shared Folders Administration Tool Manual

2006
Carlos Garnacho Parro
Carlos Garnacho Parro
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.

## Introduccion

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

## Per començar

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

Menut Sistèma

  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.

Linha de comanda

  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.

## Utilizacion

### Per partejar un repertòri

There are 3 ways of sharing a folder:

1. In the Shared Folders tab press the Add button. In the Share Folders dialog fill in the folder you wish to share.

2. Right click on a local folder and select the option 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 2 ways to stop sharing a folder:

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

2. Right click on a local folder and select the option 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.