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38 Chapter 2 Inside Mac OS X Server
Users select from the updates you choose to make available. You can prevent user
downloads of particular updates until you’ve evaluated them or until your organization
is ready for them.
See the system image and software update administration guide for details about
software update service.
File Services
Mac OS X Server makes it easy to share files using the native protocols of different
kinds of client computers. Mac OS X Server includes these file services:
 Apple file service, which uses the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), lets you share resources
among Macintosh clients.
 Windows services use the SMB/CIFS protocol to let you share resources with clients
who use Windows, and to provide name resolution service for Windows clients. These
services support users of Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, NT 4.0, and 2000.
 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service lets you share files with anyone using FTP.
 Network File System (NFS) service lets you share files and folders with users who
have NFS client software (UNIX users).
 Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) lets you use a web
server as if it were a file server.
The file services administration guide describes how to set up and manage AFP, SMB/
CIFS/ FTP, and NFS file services. The Windows services administration guide provides
additional information on sharing files with Windows users. The web technologies
administration guide covers WebDAV.
Sharing
You share files among users by designating share points. A share point is a folder, hard
disk (or hard disk partition), or CD that you make accessible over the network. It’s the
point of access at the top level of a group of shared items.
You can use a share point over multiple protocols: AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS, and FTP.
On Mac OS X client computers, share points can be found in the /Network directory
and by using the Finder’s Connect To Server command. On Windows computers, users
use Network Neighborhood.