Setup Server Core

• Create a local admin user
• Use sconfig to set IP config and hostname.
• Use sconfig to join the domain.
• Update DNS records.

RSAT

• On AD
• Add Remote Server Administration tools > Role Administration tools > AD DS > File Services Tools > File Server Resource Manager tools
• Add fs as a server
• Add Roles and Features on FS File and Storage Services > File Server > File Server Resource Manager
• On FS run netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Remote File Server Resource Manager Management” new enable=yes
• Test by using the file resource manager on AD to access FS

Adding File Share

• Got to File Server > shares
• Right click > new share
• Create the share

Edit customized Permissions

• In share, Add and remove groups and assign access
• Test file share access

Adding Mapped Drive

• Add GPO
• Edit gpo
• Users > Preferences > Drive Mapping
• Enter path to file share and select drive label and letter
• Common tab
• Check Run in logged-on user's security context
• Check Item-level targeting > Targetting and add the OU for which to show the drive.
• Check users to see file share and access
• Additional refrencehttps://activedirectorypro.com/map-network-drives-with-group-policy/

Other info

Netsh

• Netsh is a very useful tool for working with the firewall and can sometimes bypass permissions.
• The Documentation for Netsh can be found https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/netsh/netsh
• When using netsh with the firewall using netsh advfirewall firewall ? for netsh commands.