Setting access privileges – Apple Using AppleShare Client 3.8.6 User Manual

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Look at the folder icons in the Finder.

Note:

If you’re using an older version of system software, your folder icons look slightly

different.

Setting Access Privileges

You can change the access privileges to folders that you own on the file server.

Note:

You can also set access privileges to items on your hard disk, then make them available

to others on your network using the built-in file sharing capabilities of your Macintosh. For
more information about file sharing, look in the Help menu.

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Select a folder that you own on the file server. Choose Get Info from the File menu and then
choose Sharing from the submenu (or choose Sharing from the File menu).

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Privileges

Tabbed folder

You are the owner of the folder.

Plain folder

You have some access privileges to the folder.

Locked folder with arrow (Drop box)

You have the Write Only privilege.

Locked folder

You have no access privileges to this folder.

Folder with lock

You can’t move, rename, or delete this folder. (Any folder shown above can have a lock.)

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