macmini as server help

Hello all,

I hope that someone with more knowledge than me can help me out on a few questions and tips.

thank you already in advanced


macmini is running hamachi, if anyone has a better sugestion on how to use VPN, greatly apreciated cant figure it out for the love of god

shared folder:
X, external HD
scan, some application use it to scan for .nzb and .torrent files
complete, finished product of said applications
backup


the macmini is running on admin for the application to run for autodownload to start

as said above i have certain things shared,
and created in the shared tab new users so i dont have to use admin details

works like a charm


for windows users connected to this server and make the shared folder visible i have to activate samba, but that only works if i choose a username

by doing that it gives access to all the home folder of given username which is a bit of a problem.

this is also for ftp, access to the hole home folder etc...

my question is:

How do i make it work that any windows user connects to it via smb
but only sees the shared folder and no home folders, just the shared folder i listed above?

The same via ftp?

I would like to run apachi for webserver
would like just it to list the shared folders i mentioned above, cant figure for the love of god how to do so

any help is apreciated
thank you in advance

 

yeh file,ftp and apache

but my problem is

windows machine see the entire home folder and and not just the shared folders

same with FTP

and apache, I dont understand how to make it just list the directory of the shared folders

VPN i have no idea to configure hence using hamachi

 

http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3022.html

i read through this guide

but after having done exactly whats written there there is nothing like this appearing

http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/images700/302212.gif

i create a new person, but when under the smb user listing, that new person does not appear

dont know what to do