Sharing and Permissions

What is the 'staff' permission and who has access when staff can read or write to files?

Root and non-administrator users.

How about 'everyone'?

Every user on the system.

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Hi,
I recently upgraded my system to version 10.5.8 and i am using wireless internet service and suddenly i see the list of different users inside SHARED when i opened finder.
But i haven't applied for any ??? How is it possible to share when i haven't accepted any.. ??
Does it harm my computer ???

Pl advice

Hi,
I recently upgraded my system to version 10.5.8 and i am using wireless internet service and suddenly i see the list of different users inside SHARED when i opened finder.
But i haven't applied for any ??? How is it possible to share when i haven't accepted any.. ??
Does it harm my computer ???

Pl advice

I'm experiencing all of the issues explained above, too. Does giving "staff" or "everyone" full read and write access to drives/folders/files create a security risk if my computer is on a wireless (WPA protected)? Also, how is it that different folders/files have different combinations of possible users (ie: staff, everyone, admin, etc) and permissions (ie: read only, write only, read and write, no access)? Thanks for any insight!

hi,
Well i have blocked all the access to other users, but i keep still getting their names inside SHARED , when i am using internet.
I am not sure about the security risk concerned to my mac.

Pl advise

The fact that a computer shows up in shared does not indicate that you are sharing anything. It means someone else on your network has file sharing turned on.

If you are using a cable internet connection, then there is a possibility you will see other computers on the cable network. I'm not sure about other types of connections. If you have an unsecured wireless network, then other people could be using your network; sometimes it is accidental, other times not. WEP is also not secure.

As for permissions, if you don't give out usernames and passwords to random people that pop up on your network, they won't have access. If you have Guest access turned on, and you have file sharing turned on, then anyone on your network can access public folders, but nothing else.

All the permissions as they are set are very secure. Changing them will not make your computer more secure, but it will likely cause serious problems with its function.

Thank you for the reply,
Infact my guest account is turned off and i have denied all sharing permissions.
I use wireless internet PPPoE account.

Thanks