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shares-admin

shares-admin(1) 						   User Commands						   shares-admin(1)

NAME

       shares-admin - Enables the configuration of shared NFS / SMB directories.

SYNOPSIS

       shares-admin [--add-share=PATH] [gnome-std-options]

DESCRIPTION

       shares-admin enables a user to configure the sharing of directories / filesystems. These can be shared using either NFS or SAMBA.

       This is linked to the ability to right-click on a directory in Nautilus and select "Share folder".

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -a, --add-share=PATH	       Configure a share for the specified PATH.

       gnome-std-options	       Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more informa-
				       tion.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Running the main application.

       example% shares-admin

       Example 2: Sharing a specific directory.

       example% shares-admin --add-share=/export/home/shared

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/shares-admin	       Executable for directory sharing configuration.

       /var/spool/setup-tool-backends/backup/shares
				       Backup directory for files that are modified.

       /var/run/setup-tool-backends/debug/shares
				       Debug logs can be found under here.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-system-tools	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Uncommitted		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

       users-admin(1), network-admin(1), services-admin(1), time-admin(1), gnome-std-options(5), attributes(5)

NOTES

       Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.

SunOS 5.11							    6 Nov 2006							   shares-admin(1)

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