At 11:56 PM -0500 2/23/2003, David Deckert wrote: > >> ...It just says "File Sharing starting up" and will stay like that >>> until the battery dies an hour and a half later, if I let it go that >>> long... > > > 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. > >... > >Anyway, AppleShare PDS is invisible for security perhaps? If so >couldn't someone just trash the Users & Groups CP and Data prefs and/or >File Sharing CP prefs to delete user access?
AppleShare PDS is most likely invisible to keep people from deleting it. It has to be on any shared R/W disk and needs to be at the root level. Trashing U&G prefs wouldn't work, that is what is usually tried first by people and it doesn't fix a bad AppleShare PDS. The AppleShare PDS has to be on every disk, the U&G pref is in each System Folder. The AppleShare PDS file not only keeps track of owner/group/guest privileges it keeps track of which folders are shared. Many times the entire HD is shared but you can share one or more folders located anywhere on the disk. The only constraint is that you can't share a folder inside another folder that is shared. If you trash the U&G prefs file it forgets who the users are but not what folders are shared. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
