[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Creating a shared folder

[Greg Edwards]

David Ross wrote:
> 
> 
> So the easiest way would be?
> $mkdir /games/shared
> $ln -s /home/users/shared /games/shared
> 
> I'm only trying to share this directory with a Windows box on my network.

Yes.  That is if you want to share the entire contents of the shared home. 
  For windows users I normally keep a "windows" directory in their home 
and then have the windows users keep a shortcut on their desktop to that 
directory.  If you put the entire linux user on /games/shared remember to 
copy the current contents before deleting the home dir.

YMMV, but this is how I'd set it up

$ su - root
$ mkdir /games/windows
$ chown root:user /games/windows
$ chmod g+s,o= /games/windows
$ ln -s /home/users/shared/windows /games/windows
--  repeat for all users to grant access to /games/windows  --
$ exit

Setting root as owner, user as group, the sticky bit, and turning off 
world access will let all members of the user group get to the files, root 
will control the directory, and limit access to user group members.  Make 
sure all users that will share these are members of the user group.  I 
prefer to setup a win or winuser group rather than using user itself, but 
that's just me.

-- 
Greg Edwards

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