Share a Space

When you share a space, you can access its contents content from any workstation on your network.

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Use to choose how you want to share the space.

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If you aren't sure which type of share you need, choose SMB.

What is the difference between SMB and NFS? Which one is right for me?

Server Message Block (SMB) and Network File System (NFS) are two different ways to share a space over a network.

SMB	NFS
Secure	Not Secure
Supports Windows, MacOS, and most Linux Operating Systems	Supports MacOS and all Linux Operating Systems
Fast	Faster

SMB is the most common way to share a space. It can share a space with just about any PC or Mac. It even supports most Linux operating systems. Furthermore, SMB is secure. When you share a space with SMB, you can restrict who can access the share.

NFS is an alternative way to share a space. It can share a space with Macs and all Linux operating systems. It cannot share a space with a PC running Windows. Furthermore, NFS is not secure: when you share a space with NFS, anyone on your network can access it.

So, if SMB is both universally supported and secure, why use NFS at all? It turns out that NFS is faster than SMB: it can send more data over a network than SMB per second. In situations where speed matters more than security, NFS is a better choice.

Optional Click and then select the group you want to share this space with. You can even adjust how much access the group has with .

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Giving a group no rights will prevent all of the group's users from accessing the space - even if you allow an individual user in that group to have either read and write or read only access. No rights always overrides read and write and read only access.

What is the difference between read and write, read only, and no rights?

Read and Write, Read Only, and no rights determine the access that all of the users in a group have to the contents of the space.

Read and Write	Read Only	No Rights
View Files Modify Files Delete Files No Access	View Files	No Access

If a group has read and write access, then all of the users in that group can not only view the space's files, but also modify or delete them. They can even add new files to the space. In contrast, if a group has read only access, the users in that group can view the space's files, but cannot modify or delete them. If a group has no rights, then none of the users in that group can view or modify the space's files, and they cannot add files to the space.

Why would I give a group no rights?

If there is a group you would like to exclude from the space, you can give them no rights to prevent them from accessing it.

Optional Click and then select the users you want to share this space with.

Optional Use to select how much access each user should have.

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Giving a user no rights will prevent them from accessing the space - even if they are part of a group that has read and write or read only access. No rights always overrides read and write and read only access.

Giving a user read and write access will let them view, modify and delete the space's files, and add new files to the space - even if they are part of a group that has read only access. However, if they are part of a group with no rights, they will not be able to access the space.

What is the difference between read and write, read only, and no rights?

Read and Write, Read Only, and no rights determine the access that a user has to the contents of the space.

If a user has read and write access, then they can not only view the space's files, but also modify or delete them. They can even add new files to the space. In contrast, if a user has read only access, they can view the space's files, but cannot modify or delete them. If a user has no rights, they cannot view or modify the space's files, and they cannot add files to the space.

Why would I give a user no rights?

If you want to exclude a user from a space, and they are part of a group that has either read and write or read only access, you can give the user no rights to prevent them from accessing the space.

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