diskdrake --fileshare This simple toolYou can start this tool from the command line, by typing diskdrake --fileshare as root. allows you, the administrator, to allow users to share parts of their own /home subdirectories with other users of a same local network which may have computers running either Linux or Windows operating system. It is found in the Mageia Control Center, under the Local Disk tab, labelled "Share your hard disk partitions". First, answer the question : "Would you like to allow users to share some of their directories ?", click on No sharing if the answer is no for all users, click on Allow all users for all users and click on Custom if the answer is no for some users and yes for the others. In this last case, the users that are authorised to share their directories must belong to the fileshare group, which is automatically created by the system. You will be asked about this later. Click on OK, a second screen appears which asks you choose between NFS or SMB. Check NFS if Linux is the only operating system on the network, check SMB if the network includes both Linux and Windows machines and then click on OK. Any required packages will be installed if necessary. The configuration is now complete unless the Custom option was chosen. In this case, an extra screen prompts you to open Userdrake. This tool allows you to add users authorised to share their directories to the fileshare group. In the User tab, click on the user to add to the fileshare group, then on Edit, In the Groups tab. Check the fileshare group and click on OK. For more information about Userdrake, see this page When adding a new user to the fileshare group, you have to disconnect and reconnect the network for the modifications to be taken into account. From now on each user belonging to the fileshare group can select in his/her file manager the directories to be shared, although not all file managers have this facility.