Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007, Manual

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2 Right-click the window background or a folder, then select Sharing Options from the context
menu.
3
Select Share this folder .
4 (Optional) If you want other people to be able to write to the folder, select Allow other people
to write in this folder .
5 (Conditional) If the folder does not already have the permissions that are required for sharing,
click
Add the permissions automatically .
The folder icon changes to indicate that the folder is now shared.
IMPORTANT: Samba Domain Browsing
Samba domain browsing only works if your system's firewall is configured accordingly. Either
disable the firewall entirely or assign the browsing interface to the internal firewall zone. Ask your
system administrator about how to proceed.
8.4 Managing Windows Files
With your SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop machine being an Active Directory client, you can
browse, view, and manipulate data located on Windows servers. The following examples are just the
most prominent ones:
Browsing Windows Files with Nautilus
Use Nautilus's network browsing features to browse your Windows data.
Viewing Windows Data with Nautilus
Use Nautilus to display the contents of your Windows user folder just as you would for
displaying a Linux directory. Create new files and folders on the Windows server.
Manipulating Windows Data with GNOME Applications
Many GNOME applications allow you to open files on the Windows server, manipulate them,
and save them back to the Windows server.
Single-Sign-On
GNOME applications, including Nautilus, support Single-Sign-On, which means that to access
other Windows resources, such as Web servers, proxy servers, or groupware servers like MS