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Q: Sharing only ONE folder with the network...but mac os x allows windows to see all drives

I'm trying to share ONLY one folder on my i Mac (my imac os version 10.8.3) with the other pc in my organisation.

But when I enable file sharing, it automatically opens the entire computer to all the admins in the network.

 

I have found no way to restrict this and make only the shared folder accessible for admins yet....


Help?

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), iphone

Posted on May 15, 2013 6:48 AM

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Q: Sharing only ONE folder with the network...but mac os x allows windows to see all drives

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  • by woodmeister50,Helpful

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 May 21, 2013 3:31 AM in response to kalpan17
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    Mac OS X
    May 21, 2013 3:31 AM in response to kalpan17

    In System Preferences, select Users & Groups.  Once there

    create a new user and in the dropdown menu of the dialog

    box select "Sharing Only".  Then other users will connect

    via this account and password.  Then, set the sharing

    priveleges on those folders you wish to share.

     

    For obvious reasons, if you connect to the Mac remotely

    using an admin account, you will see everything as the

    connection will have admin rights.

  • by kalpan17,

    kalpan17 kalpan17 May 21, 2013 4:51 AM in response to woodmeister50
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    May 21, 2013 4:51 AM in response to woodmeister50

    hi

    as you have instructed i have created another account named "share"

     

    but when i try to access mac from pc with "share" account.

    windows dont allow me to access my mac.

     

    i think while sharing, myselection of option is wrong.

     

    can u tell me how to share a folde and in that which option should get ticked for windows sharing.

  • by woodmeister50,Solvedanswer

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 May 21, 2013 5:41 AM in response to kalpan17
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    Mac OS X
    May 21, 2013 5:41 AM in response to kalpan17

    Right click on the folder you want to share and select Get Info.

    At the bottom is the sharing and permissions.  You will likely

    have to unlock (icon in lower right) and enter your admin

    name and password.

     

    You may also want to go to System Preferences and Sharing.  Select

    File Sharing (obviously check to enable) and then click the options

    button on the right. Check the box for SMB sharing.

  • by Topher Kessler,

    Topher Kessler Topher Kessler May 21, 2013 6:51 AM in response to kalpan17
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    May 21, 2013 6:51 AM in response to kalpan17

    ...and if i enter my admin user name (as admin account is not password protected) only it connect with mac.

     

    This is your problem. To ensure proper protection you need to secure your admin account with a password. Without this then anyone can connect as admin and access not only your data but that of any other user.

     

    If you do not want to enter a password at the login window then you can set the system to save your password and automatically log in. While this will allow anyone to log in when physically at your computer, when connecting over the network people will still be required to supply the proper password.

     

    The shared "Public" folders are the default shares that are available to guest users (and anyone else that is granted access to your computer), but in addition to this the system will share resources the specified user already has access to. This is the home folder of the user as well as the root of each secondary hard drive. For admins this also includes the boot drive.

     

    As it stands, anyone can connect to your Mac and enter the Admin username, and then immediately get access. Setting a password will block this.

  • by Hirad_Apple,

    Hirad_Apple Hirad_Apple Aug 28, 2016 3:24 PM in response to woodmeister50
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    Aug 28, 2016 3:24 PM in response to woodmeister50

    YES I shared 1 folder from this method

    thank you so much

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