Title: Introduction to Shared Folders
1Introduction to Shared Folders
- Shared folders provide network users access to
files. - Users connect to the shared folder over the
network. - Users must have permission to access the shared
folder.
2Shared Folder Permissions
- Are determined by the type of data in the folder.
- Apply to the entire folder, not to individual
files. - Dont restrict access to users at that computer.
- Are the only way to secure network resources on a
FAT volume. - Full Control is the default folder permission
that is assigned to the Everyone group when you
share a folder.
3Types of Shared Folder Permissions
4Allowing Shared Folder Permissions
- You can allow or deny shared folder permissions.
- You should allow, rather than deny, permissions.
- You should assign permissions to a group.
- You deny permissions only to override applied
permissions.
5How Shared Folder Permissions Are Applied
- Multiple permissions combine.
- Denying permissions overrides other permissions.
- NTFS permissions are required on NTFS volumes.
- Copied or moved folders are no longer shared.
6Guidelines for Shared Folder Permissions
- Determine the level of access.
- Assign permissions to groups.
- Assign the most restrictive permissions.
- Organize resources.
- Use intuitive names.
- Use short shared folder names.
7Shared Application Folders
- Contain applications installed on a network
server and used from client computers - Make it unnecessary to install and maintain most
components of the application on every computer
8Creating and Sharing Application Folders
9Shared Data Folders
- Are used to exchange public and working data
- Are created on a volume that is separate from the
operating system and applications
10Public Data and Working Data
11Requirements for Sharing Folders
- In a domain environment
- Administrators and Server Operators groups can
share folders anywhere in the domain. - The Power Users group can share folders residing
only on the local computer. - In a workgroup, Administrators and Power Users
groups can share folders on the local computer. - On an NTFS volume, users must have Read
permission.
12Administrative Shared Folders
- Windows 2000 automatically shares folders.
- Share names are appended with a dollar sign ().
- The root of each volume on a hard disk, C.
- CD-ROM drives, E.
- The system root folder, Admin.
- The systemroot\System32\Spool\Drivers folder,
Print. - You can share additional folders and append a .
13Sharing a Folder
14Caching
- Copies of the files in a shared folder are stored
in a cache. - The cache is on your hard disk, so files are
available offline. - The default cache size is 10 of the available
disk space. - You can change the size of the cache.
15The Caching Settings Dialog Box
16Assigning Shared Folder Permissions
17Modifying Shared Folders
- Stop sharing a folder.
- Modify the share name.
- Modify shared folder permissions
- Share a folder multiple times.
- Remove a share name.
18Connecting to a Shared Folder
- Map Network Drive wizard
- Run command
- My Network Places
19Strategies for Combining Permissions
- Share folders with the default permission.
- Use NTFS permissions to control access.
- Apply different NTFS permissions to each file and
subfolder. - The more restrictive permission always overrides.