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120 Chapter 7 Setting Up Home Folders
 Set the default permissions for new files and folders in the share point
SMB share points can’t be used for Mac OS X home folders, but can be used for
Windows home folders.
Note: Don’t use a slash (/) in the name of a folder or volume you plan to share. Users
trying to access the share point might have trouble seeing it.
To create an SMB share point and set permissions:
1 If you do not have a share point to host home folders, create one.
For instructions, see “Setting Up a Share Point” on page 116.
2 Open Server Admin and connect to the server that hosts the share point.
To connect to the server, choose Server > Connect, enter the server address in the
Address field, and authenticate as a server administrator.
If you’re already connected, you’ll see Disconnect (instead of Connect) in the Server
menu.
3 To view a list of available services, use the disclosure triangle next to your server.
If Server Admin doesn’t list the SMB service, click the Add (+) button, choose Add
Service, select SMB, and then click Save.
4 Select the SMB service.
5 In General, select Standalone Server from the Role pop-up menu.
6 In Access, select “Allow Guest access.”
7 Click Save and then click Start SMB.
If SMB is already running, the Start SMB button is replaced by the Stop SMB button.
8 Select the server and click File Sharing.
9 Select the share point.
10 In Share Point, click Protocol Options.
11 In SMB, select “Share this item using SMB.”
12 To allow unregistered users access to the share point, select “Allow SMB guest access.”
For greater security, don’t select this item.
13 To change the name that clients see when they browse for and connect to the share
point using SMB, enter a new name in the “Custom SMB name” field.
Changing the custom SMB name doesn’t affect the name of the share point itself, only
the name that SMB clients see.
14 Select the type of locking for this share point:
 To allow clients to use opportunistic file locking, select “Enable oplocks.”