As a first step, select the type of the share. Select between Directory and Printer. If not all system resources are defined, System is additionally available.
As the next step, enter the name of the share. Be extra careful with the length of the name if you use Microsoft Windows® NT 4 systems as clients. They limit the name length to twelve characters.
Based on your input for the share name, suggestions are made for the directory, writable or printable, and the comment field.
If you create a printer share, it is recommended to use /var/tmp as Directory and set Create Mask to 0600.
For a directory share, Directory should start with /home as this area of the file system is prepared for the use of Access Control Lists (ACLs). By default, Writable is set to Yes. To provide the data in a read-only mode, set this to No.
The comment is seen next to a share when a client queries the server.