Shared Resources: Shares and Printer Sharing - Paiet/Tech-Journal-for-Everything GitHub Wiki

  • Network Share Configurations

    • Basic Sharing steps
      • Right-click and select "Share with" (Win7)
      • Right-click and select "Give access to"
      • Permissions level
        • Read
        • Read/Write
    • Advanced sharing
      • Configure share name
      • Max. allowable connections
      • Permission
        • Groups and users

  • Permissions

    • Full Control - allows users to read, edit, create, and delete files and subdirectories, and to assign permissions to other users and groups.
    • Change - this is similar to full control but does not allow the user to set permissions for others.
    • Read - users are permitted to connect to the resource, run programs, and view files. They are not allowed to edit, delete, or create files.
    • Full Control - is typically the default

  • Managing Shared Folders

    • Shared Folders in compmgmt.nsc

  • Administrative Shares

    • Hidden from view
    • Administrative shares
    • Require Local Administrator group membership
    • $ sign will make a hidden share

  • Browsing Shares and Mapped Drives

    • Windows/File Explorer
      • Under the "Network" object
      • Right-click the "Network" object > choos Properties to open Network and Sharing Center
      • UNC Path
        • \computername\sharename
        • \filesrv\marketing
        • \10.10.10.100\marketing
        • \filesrv\c$ for hidden shares
      • Mapping Drives
        • Maps a local share to a drive letter
        • Can be temporary or persistent across reboots

  • Offline Files and Sync Center

    • Right-click any share or mapped drive and click "Always available offline"
    • View any sync conflict issues in "Sync Center" and choose "Resolve"

  • Net commands

    • net use DeviceName \ComputerName\ShareName
    • example = net use M: \MYSERVER\DATA /persistent:yes
    • net use DeviceName /delete
    • use the net use * /delete to delete all shares