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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/diskdrake--fileshare.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/diskdrake--fileshare.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..66a5a345 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/mcc-help/en/diskdrake--fileshare.xml @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="diskdrake--fileshare"> + <info> + <title xml:id="diskdrake--fileshare-ti1">Share your hard disk + partitions</title> + + <subtitle>diskdrake --fileshare</subtitle> + </info> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="diskdrake--fileshare.png" revision="1" xml:id="diskdrake--fileshare-im1" align="center" format="PNG" /> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>This simple tool<footnote><para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">diskdrake --fileshare</emphasis> as root.</para></footnote> 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.</para> + + <para>It is found in the Mageia Control Center, under the Local Disk tab, + labelled "Share your hard disk partitions".</para> + + <para>First, answer the question : "<guilabel>Would you like to allow users + to share some of their directories ?</guilabel>", click on <guibutton>No + sharing</guibutton> if the answer is no for all users, click on + <guibutton>Allow all users</guibutton> for all users and click on + <guibutton>Custom</guibutton> 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.</para> + + <para>Click on <guilabel>OK</guilabel>, a second screen appears which asks + you choose between <guibutton>NFS</guibutton> or <guibutton>SMB</guibutton>. + Check <guibutton>NFS</guibutton> if Linux is the only operating system on + the network, check <guibutton>SMB</guibutton> if the network includes both + Linux and Windows machines and then click on <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. Any + required packages will be installed if necessary.</para> + + <para>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 <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem>, In the Groups tab. Check the + fileshare group and click on <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. For more information + about Userdrake, see <link ns2:href="userdrake.xml">this page</link></para> + + <para/> + + <note> + <para>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.</para> + </note> + + <para>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.</para> + +</section>
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