<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" version="1.0 if/1.0" id="sharing-personal" xml:lang="hi">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="sharing"/>

    <link type="guide" xref="prefs-sharing"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.10" version="0.1" date="2013-09-23" status="review"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-23" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-13" status="candidate"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

    </credit>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <desc>Let other people access files in your <file>Public</file>

    folder.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>Share your personal files</title>

  
You can allow access to the <file>Public</file> folder in your

  <file>Home</file> folder from another computer on the network. Configure

  <gui>Personal File Sharing</gui> to allow others to access the contents of

  the folder.

  <note style="info package">

    
You must have the <app>gnome-user-share</app> package installed for

     <gui>Personal File Sharing</gui> to be visible.

    <if:choose xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/">

      <if:when test="action:install">

<link action="install:gnome-user-share" style="button">Install gnome-user-share</link>

      </if:when>

    </if:choose>

  </note>

  <steps>

    <item>

      
Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and

      start typing <gui>Sharing</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Click on <gui>Sharing</gui> to open the panel.

    </item>

    <item>

      
If <gui>Sharing</gui> is <gui>OFF</gui>, switch it to

      <gui>ON</gui>.

      <note style="info">
If the text below <gui>Computer Name</gui> allows

      you to edit it, you can <link xref="sharing-displayname">change</link>

      the name your computer displays on the network.
</note>

    </item>

    <item>

      
Select <gui>Personal File Sharing</gui>.

    </item>

    <item>

      
Switch <gui>Personal File Sharing</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. This means

      that other people on your current network will be able to attempt to

      connect to your computer and access files in your <file>Public</file>

      folder.

      <note style="info">

        
A URI is displayed by which your <file>Public</file> folder

        can be accessed from other computers on the network.

      </note>

    </item>

  </steps>

  <section id="security">

  <title>Security</title>

  <terms>

    <item>

      <title>Require Password</title>

      
To require other people to use a password when accessing your

      <file>Public</file> folder, switch <gui>Require Password</gui> to

      <gui>ON</gui>. If you do not use this option, anyone can attempt to view

      your <file>Public</file> folder.

      <note style="tip">

        
This option is disabled by default, but you should enable it and set

        a secure password.

      </note>

    </item>

  </terms>

  </section>

  <section id="networks">

  <title>Networks</title>

  
The <gui>Networks</gui> section lists the networks to which you are

  currently connected. Use the <gui>ON | OFF</gui> switch next to each to

  choose where your personal files can be shared.

  </section>

</page>