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Unable to turn on file sharing in OSx10.4

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fiyawalkah

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Original poster
Hello!
For some reason, I am unable to click the box to turn ON "personal file sharing". Also, I am unable to turn OFF "printer sharing". Any thoughts or suggestions? I'm logged in as the admin, using a PowerMac G5 with OS 10.4.11.
Thank you! 🙂
 
Server Admin or System Preferences?

Are you using server admin or system preferences?
If server admin, that weird, if system preferences use server admin.:apple:
 
If you are using server admin, I need more info about your server admin statuses, take a screen shot
(Command-Shift-3):apple:
 
I'm just using system preferences. I have the client version of OSX.
Is server admin something I can still use?
Thanks!
 
yes, but it doesn't work well, If you can take a screen shot of your system pref sharing tab, that will help.
 
Check your messages file and see what is happening. In Linux, it is /var/log/messages, but I'm sure OS X is something similar.
 
The file sharing panel looks very normal, it's just when I click file sharing it does not turn on.

Another thing ill effect I have noticed, is that when I try to connect to a computer that is file sharing -- all that happens is I get the spinning rainbow ball of doom. Only way to get rid of it is to reboot.

Help.
 
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