2006 Carlos Garnacho Parro Carlos Garnacho Parro &legal; Carlos Garnacho Parro &tool; Manual V&manrevision; &date; carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro) carlosg@gnome.org (Carlos Garnacho Parro) This manual describes version &toolversion; of &tool;. To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the &tool; or this manual, follow the directions in the GNOME Feedback Page. The &tool; allows you to share folders to other computers in your network or in the internet. Services Administration Tool The &tool; allows you to share folders to other computers in your network or in the internet. You can start &tool; in the following ways: System menu Choose AdministrationShared 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 &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.

Shows &tool; main window.

The &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. There are 3 ways of sharing a folder: In the Shared Folders tab press the Add button. In the Share Folders dialog fill in the folder you wish to share. Right click on a local folder and select the option Share folder. Drag a folder and drop it in the shared folders list in the main window. There are 2 ways to stop sharing a folder: In the Shared Folders tab select the folder you want to stop sharing and press the Delete button. Right click on a local folder and select the option Share folder, then select not to share in the Share through combobox. In the Shared Folders tab select the folder you want to modify and press the Properties button. In the General Properties tab modify any of the values.