They will be prompted for the user credentials. Open that up and point the app to the address presented within the Sharing window. Regardless of operating system, chances are the user will connect via their desktop file manager. How this is done will depend upon the desktop platform the user will be connecting from. You will shown the address for which the user will connect to your share (in the form of smb://IP_ADDRESS where IP_ADDRESS is the actual IP address of your macOS machine). You will be prompted for the user password you created for that user.Ĭlick Done and you’ll be returned to the Sharing window.

In the resulting window ( Figure B), select SMB, and then check the box next to the user you just created. You can select from:Īfter you’ve added the user (and given them the required permissions), click on the Options button. You now need to select the permissions for the new user. Don’t worry, the credentials are only good for the share and not the system. You will have to give that username and password to whomever requires access to the folder. Select the user and you will be prompted to create a password so the user can authenticate to your share. When that user has bee added to Contacts, click the + button under the Users pane in the Sharing window. Before you do that, you’ll want to add that user to your Contacts app (if the user doesn’t already exist). Once you’ve added the necessary folder, you’ll want to add a user that will have access to the folder. Navigate to the folder to be shared, select it, and click Add. To share out a specific folder, click the + button under the Shared Folders pane. In the resulting window, select File Sharing from the left navigation ( Figure A). To create the share click the Apple menu and then click System Preferences | Sharing.

As you might expect, the process is handled completely through a GUI–so no commands need apply. I’m going to show you how this is done with macOS High Sierra on a MacBook Pro. The process for sharing out these folders is incredibly painless. It should come as no surprise that the ability to share folders is built into macOS. There are times when it is a necessity to share folders across a network–regardless of your platform. If you need to share folders to your network from macOS, Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is on High Sierra. How to share folders to your network from macOS High Sierra

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