Create a Macintosh-accessible volume

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To create a Macintosh-accessible volume

Open Computer Management.
In the console tree, right-click Shares.

Where?
- Computer Management/System Tools/Shared Folders/Shares
Click New Share.
In Share a Folder Wizard, click Next.
In Folder path, type the drive letter and path to the folder you want to make accessible to Macintosh users and click Next.

Or, click Browse to find the folder and click Next.
In Share name, type the name and, optionally, in Description, type a description of the Windows share.
Select the Apple Macintosh users check box and click Next.
In Permissions, click a standard permission set or click Customize to set more specific permissions.
Click Finish.

Notes

To open Computer Management, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
A Macintosh-accessible volume is a folder on a computer running Services for Macintosh that is made available to Macintosh clients. Once a Macintosh-accessible volume has been created for Macintosh users and a shared folder created for users of x86-based computers, both types of users can exchange files. Macintosh clients need to run AppleTalk to access AppleTalk printers.
By default, the folder is shared out to Microsoft Windows users only. If you share out the folder only to Macintosh users, then default permissions for these users are read-only. You can, however, change their permissions using the Security tab.
All Macintosh-accessible volumes must be created on an NTFS partition or on a CDFS volume. If you specify a CDFS volume, the Macintosh-accessible volume will provide read-only access.

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