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This guide describes how to congure and use le services
with Mac OS X Server.
File sharing requires le server administrators to manage user privileges for
shared folders and les. Conguring Mac OS X Server as a le server oers you
reliable high-performance le sharing using native protocols for Mac, Windows,
and Linux workgroups. The server ts seamlessly into any environment, including
mixed-platform networks.
Mac OS X Server v10.6 delivers expanded functions of current features and introduces
enhancements to support heterogeneous networks, maximize user productivity, and
make le services more secure and easier to manage.
What’s in This Guide
This guide includes the following sections:
Chapter  1, “Understanding File Services,” provides an overview of Mac OS X Server
le services.
Chapter  2, “Setting Up File Service Permissions,” explains standard permissions
and ACLs and discusses related security issues.
Chapter  3, “Setting Up Share Points,” describes how to share specic volumes and
directories by using Apple Filing Protocol (AFP), Server Message Block (SMB)/
Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and
Network File System (NFS) protocol. It also describes how to set standard and ACL
permissions.
Chapter  4, “ Working with AFP Service,” describes how to set up and manage AFP
service in Mac OS X Server.
Chapter  5, “ Working with SMB Service,” describes how to set up and manage SMB
service in Mac OS X Server.
Chapter  6, “ Working with NFS Service,” describes how to set up and manage NFS
service in Mac OS X Server.
Preface
About This Guide