Apple Duo 270C manual Using access privileges, Understanding access privileges

Using access privileges

Access privileges let you control what other people can do with the information you share on a network. For example, you might want to let people see a file but prevent them from changing it.

Understanding access privileges

You can set access privileges for any shared folders on your own computer and any folders you create on another Macintosh. Owners of other computers can set access privileges that restrict what you can do with their shared disks.

Three categories of people can have access privileges to shared disks and folders:

nThe owner: The owner of a folder can change the access privileges to that folder. You become the owner of a folder automatically when you create it and you are the owner of any folder on your computer. You can keep ownership or give it away.

nA registered user or group: A registered user has special access to shared disks over the network. A registered group is a group of registered users.

nEveryone: This category includes the owner, registered users, and guests.

There are three types of access to shared items:

nSee Folders: allows people to see, open, and copy folders.

nSee Files: allows people to see, open, and copy files.

nMake Changes: allows people to copy, delete, or change the contents of a folder or disk, or to add items to a folder or disk.

The table indicates which privileges you need to see folders, see files, or make changes to items in a shared folder or disk.

			Make
Action	See Folders	See Files	Changes

Copy or move files to a folder

Copy a file from a folder

Copy a folder from a folder

Create a folder in a folder

Delete a file from a folder

Delete a folder from a folder

Open and use a file in a folder

Save changes to a file in a folder

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