[X4U] Turn on file sharing from the Terminal?

[Peter Krug]

Sooo....  If I type the lines below in the terminal, it will turn on 
file sharing?  Keep in mind that I cannot see what I am typing.  If I 
screw this up, will it completely hose the OS?

What if I copy a com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist from a computer that 
does have file sharing turned on into the other computer's 
/Library/Preferences (via target mode).  It will be difficult to get 
the file into the proper place on the damaged computer since I don't 
even know if it will recognize another computer in target mode, not to 
mention the authentication issues getting /Library access on the 
damaged computer.  It's not fun running blind...

Thanks,

Peter

On Apr 13, 2005, at 6:13 PM, Stroller wrote:

>
> On Apr 13, 2005, at 10:01 pm, Peter Krug wrote:
>>
>> I can open the terminal (At least I'm pretty sure I can).  Is there a 
>> simple command that will turn on filesharing from the terminal?  I 
>> can't use the Sharing pref pane since I cannot see where the cursor 
>> is.
>
> Take a look at /Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist & 
> `man defaults`.
>
> On my system ftp is turned  on right now, bit not file sharing:
>
>                 ...
>                 <key>FTP Access</key>
>                 <dict>
>                         <key>editable</key>
>                         <integer>0</integer>
>                         <key>enable</key>
>                         <integer>1</integer>
>                         <key>port</key>
>                         <array>
>                                 <string>20-21</string>
>                                 <string>*</string>
>                         </array>
>                         <key>row</key>
>                         <integer>4</integer>
>                 </dict>
>                 <key>Personal File Sharing</key>
>                 <dict>
>                         <key>editable</key>
>                         <integer>0</integer>
>                         <key>enable</key>
>                         <integer>0</integer>
>                         <key>port</key>
>                         <array>
>                                 <string>548</string>
>                                 <string>427</string>
>                         </array>
>                         <key>row</key>
>                         <integer>0</integer>
>                 </dict>
>                 ...