File Sharing HELP PLEASE

[Ne0the1]

Hello all,

Why is this happening. I have two macs, connected to the same network. I open preferences and select file sharing on both.

Now I thought it would only share what is in the shared folders column, however it is completely sharing every file between both macs.

How can I limit it to only share specific folders. I completely emptied the shared folders list on both macs, and i'm still able to view every file on each one.

This is weird - Help Please.

 

[eyoungren]

Turn it off before making changes. Make your changes and then turn it back on.

Make sure your account and permissions are set correctly as well.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Dont login with your user, only guest.

 

[snaky69]

Say Machine 1 uses account and password A, and machine 2 uses account and password B.

If you log into machine 2 using machine 1 with account and password B, then you'll get access to everything on the machine, as you have essentially logged straight into it.

Were you to use a "Guest" account, only Public folders (and the ones you choose to share) will be visible.

 

[Ne0the1]

Say Machine 1 uses account and password A, and machine 2 uses account and password B.

If you log into machine 2 using machine 1 with account and password B, then you'll get access to everything on the machine, as you have essentially logged straight into it.

Were you to use a "Guest" account, only Public folders (and the ones you choose to share) will be visible.

Thanks, but I never got the option to log in at all, when I went into finder, both macs where able to see each other and view all folders. There never came a time where I had to log in, it was automatic. I can't understand why this is happening?

 

[snaky69]

Thanks, but I never got the option to log in at all, when I went into finder, both macs where able to see each other and view all folders. There never came a time where I had to log in, it was automatic. I can't understand why this is happening?

Would both mac be using the same credentials, by any chance?

 

[Ne0the1]

Would both mac be using the same credentials, by any chance?

No they're different.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Check Keychain Access to see if, somehow, the credentials are stored in there.

 

[Ne0the1]

Check Keychain Access to see if, somehow, the credentials are stored in there.

Thanks, not sure how to use keychain?

Can you explain it for me please?

 

[BrianBaughn]

Open Keychain Access (it's in the Applications/Utilities folder) and inspect the list to see if the login credentials are saved for the shared Mac.

 

[Ne0the1]

Open Keychain Access (it's in the Applications/Utilities folder) and inspect the list to see if the login credentials are saved for the shared Mac.

Hi I checked,

No log in credentials saved for the shared mac.