Share a folder from command line?

[mkp]

If I create a directory in a script, is there a way to share that folder from that script as well? IOW can I share a folder from the command line? Either for a particular sharing method (like Samba) or at once for all enabled share methods?

[clinton.hall]

this may not be what you are after, but the simple way is to create a symlink to that directory in /volume1/Public/
this imediately makes it accessible (as long as the appropriate user and permissions are set.

otherwise, any script to add a directory to samba would need to edit the samba settings file(s) and maybe restart the samba service (but I haven't played with any of that, so just thinking out loud. for my Apps I just use a symlink into Public)

[mkp]

this may not be what you are after, but the simple way is to create a symlink to that directory in /volume1/Public/
this imediately makes it accessible (as long as the appropriate user and permissions are set.

Good idea, thanks - I had not thought of that: it seems I tend to ignore "Public" folders. That sounds like it might at least work. Maybe even a special folder with properties similar to Public? I'll play around a little with that.

otherwise, any script to add a directory to samba would need to edit the samba settings file(s) and maybe restart the samba service

Another thing to play with, great. I've already figured out where most of the system scripts are living, so restarting a service should be no problem.

[sajjad123]

otherwise, any script to add a directory to samba would need to edit the samba settings file(s) and maybe restart the samba service