Security Update 2005-005 makes changes to the default settings for Bluetooth File Transfer, also known as Bluetooth FTP. If you customized the settings prior to the Security Update, your personal settings will be retained.
The original default setting was to enable browsing of the Shared folder. This allowed any other Bluetooth user to anonymously browse your Shared folder (/Users/Shared).
After installing the Security Update, you will see two changes to the default settings.
- Browsing is off by default.
- The folder that's being shared has been changed to the Public folder that's in your Home folder.
If you were using the default settings and want to keep sharing contents in the Shared folder (/Users/Shared), click the Choose Folder button to reselect it.
Bluetooth follows the settings for the user who's currently logged in to the computer, so other user accounts may have different Bluetooth settings if any user personalized his or her settings prior to the Security Update. Example: If two users of a computer had never modified their old default settings but a third user had modified hers, then the first two users would get the new default settings when they log in, but the third user would still have the personalized settings when she logs in.