Adding Shared Resources; Changing User Access To Shared Folders - US Robotics USR8700 User Manual

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name is preceded by an @ symbol.)
By default, the storage system includes a shared folder named public, and all Windows and Mac OS X
users can access it and create, modify, or delete files there (unless you change the list of authorized users
or their access rights as described in

"Changing User Access to Shared Folders"

on page 51).
The Shared folders list also includes usbdisk1 and usbdisk2, whether or not any USB disks have been
connected to the storage system.
You can create additional shared folders and delete them at any time. For both shared folders and USB
disks, you can change which users can access them and what they can do with the subfolders and files
there.

Adding Shared Resources

To create a shared folder, refer to "Creating Shared Folders" on page 33.
Changing User Access to Shared Folders
For any shared folder that appears in the Shared folders list or any USB disk, you can change which
users can access it and what level of access they have.
Note: By default, all users have read/write access to the public folder. You can change the user
assignments or access rights for the public folder.
When you add a user to the list of authorized users for a shared folder or USB disk, that change takes
effect immediately. However, if you remove a user from the list of authorized users, or if you change the
user's access rights, the change does not take effect until that user disconnects from the shared folder or
USB disk, or shuts down the computer.
For example, the user Alice might have read/write access to the Budget shared folder. If Alice is currently
connected to that shared folder and you subsequently remove her from the list of authorized users or
change her access level to read-only, she will continue to have read/write access to that folder until she
disconnects or shuts down her computer. The next time she connects, she will either not have access (if
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