> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ...THAT is the simple but unexplained message I am getting when I turn my > 7600 on, or when I goto the File Sharing Control Panel and attempt to turn on > File Sharing... > > "File Sharing Could Not Be Enabled." > > Any idea out there? > > Cunfoos'd Craig W. > > Craig, Here is an answer that was posted in February. Maybe it will work for you. Joe > > > I also went through Apple's suggestions on their Knowledge Base on > file sharing a PB5300, but to no avail. > > The usual cause of this is a corrupt AppleShare PDS file on the > harddisk. This is an invisible file at the root level of any shared > harddisk. The cure is to use ResEdit or another utility to make the > file visible and then trash it. Next time you startup FileSharing it > will create a new version of this file. The AppleShare PDS file > contains all of the privileges for folders so trashing it will reset > them. > -- > Clark Martin
>Clark, >Thanks for the note. I should have said I tried *almost* all of Apple's >suggestions (of which yours was one). :-) >I actually first tried a less invasive method that Apple recommends. Here's >what I did (from Knowledge Base article 11368): >"1. Open Stickies from the Apple Menu, open a new note (any note). >2. Type anything (as long as characters are there). >3. Select Export Text from the File Menu. >4. Name the file "AppleShare PDS" (capitalization not necessary, but the >spelling and the space is important). >5. Save the file on the first (root) level of the Startup Drive. >6. A dialog box will come up asking if you want to replace the file? Yes, you >want to replace it. >Note: If it does not prompt you to replace the file (step 6 above), then it >didn't work. Check the file name and saving destination." >Result: worked like a charm! File Sharing came right up. >Thanks again for your help! >Regards, >Bob Eye >Dallas, TX -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
