Data is stored and organized for use in Shares which are exported to clients via various protocols ie :ref:`samba`, :ref:`nfs`, :ref:`afp`, and :ref:`sftp`. Before storing any data at least one :ref:`Share <shares>` must be created. See :ref:`createshare` for a detailed description.
Samba/CIFS is the standard way to store and access data in Shares from Windows, Mac, and Linux clients such as desktops and laptops. In order to access a Share, it must first be made available. See :ref:`sharesamba` for details. Once a Share is configured for Samba/CIFS availability, data can be stored and accessed from various clients as described below.
On a Unix/Linux client, the Rockstor server will appear in the File explorer application as an entry of the form Rockstor@<ip-address> under Browse Network . Clicking on the server will display the available exported shares that have Browseable true.
If the Rockstor server does not appear in the File explorer, a connection can be made by selecting 'Connect to Server'
Connecting to a Share can be done by clicking on it, and authenticating as a specific user who has permissions to access the Share, or as a guest user.
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On a Mac OS, the Rockstor server will appear in the Finder sidebar, as an entry of the form Rockstor@<ip-address>. Connecting to the server can be done by clicking on the entry, and authenticating as a specific user who has permissions to access the Share, (or as a guest user, if the Share has Guest OK set to true) as shown below.
If the Share has browseable set to true, it will appear as a folder in the Finder after successfully connecting to the server.
On the OSX command line, the available exported Shares will appear as folders under /Volumes
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