To display all the shares given to others

[Guest ykffc]

In a machine running Window 2003 server, I've created a dozen of shares from

various folders of the local disk drives for other users to access. Say

folderA, folderB, ... are shared.

 

If all the folderA, folderB, ... are sitting under the root directory, I can

see them quickly but what if they are not.

 

I thought there must be some buildin Windows functions to show the location

of all these shares but I can't find them. Do I miss something?

 

thanks.

[Guest Coraleigh Miller]

Re: To display all the shares given to others

 

You can see all of your shares on your server by right clicking on My

Computer, selecting Manage, expand the Shared Folders, and click on Shares.

 

To make your network's administration easier you should plan a good folder

sharing structure.

 

The following is a great writeup recently posted here by Lanwench....

 

 

1. Home directories (\\server\home$\%username%)

2. Management folder (\\server\management$)

3. Accounting folder (\\server\accounting$)

4. General shared data folder (\\server\shared$)

5. Software images,drivers, etc (\\server\distrib$)

 

On the server, that might look like

 

E:\Data

|--Home

|--Management

|--Accounting

|--Shared

|--Distrib

 

Share security = everyone, full control

 

Folder-level security is via AD groups.

I disable inheritence on the E:\DATA folder so everything's customized per

folder.

Administrators & system have full rights to everything.

I don't use Domain Users for anything; I create Companyname Users for

general permissions, and Companyname Management, Companyname Accounting, as

security groups...and the most any of those ever get is Modify (and for the

distrib folder, read&execute only).

 

 

Coraleigh Miller

 

 

"ykffc" <ykffc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:CFA0C74F-FFF9-4917-981B-56760E535A63@microsoft.com...

> In a machine running Window 2003 server, I've created a dozen of shares

> from

> various folders of the local disk drives for other users to access. Say

> folderA, folderB, ... are shared.

>

> If all the folderA, folderB, ... are sitting under the root directory, I

> can

> see them quickly but what if they are not.

>

> I thought there must be some buildin Windows functions to show the

> location

> of all these shares but I can't find them. Do I miss something?

>

> thanks.

>

>

[Guest ykffc]

Re: To display all the shares given to others

 

Thanks. That is a perfect answer.

 

The 'manage' function with Windows 2003 is what I need to know. Do you know

if that function (or similar function) is available on other Windows

platforms (like Xp, Windows 2000 server)?

 

BTW: un-organized shares were already created by other persons (including

vendors. (:

 

"Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

> You can see all of your shares on your server by right clicking on My

> Computer, selecting Manage, expand the Shared Folders, and click on Shares.

>

> To make your network's administration easier you should plan a good folder

> sharing structure.

>

> The following is a great writeup recently posted here by Lanwench....

>

>

> 1. Home directories (\\server\home$\%username%)

> 2. Management folder (\\server\management$)

> 3. Accounting folder (\\server\accounting$)

> 4. General shared data folder (\\server\shared$)

> 5. Software images,drivers, etc (\\server\distrib$)

>

> On the server, that might look like

>

> E:\Data

> |--Home

> |--Management

> |--Accounting

> |--Shared

> |--Distrib

>

> Share security = everyone, full control

>

> Folder-level security is via AD groups.

> I disable inheritence on the E:\DATA folder so everything's customized per

> folder.

> Administrators & system have full rights to everything.

> I don't use Domain Users for anything; I create Companyname Users for

> general permissions, and Companyname Management, Companyname Accounting, as

> security groups...and the most any of those ever get is Modify (and for the

> distrib folder, read&execute only).

>

>

> Coraleigh Miller

>

>

> "ykffc" <ykffc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:CFA0C74F-FFF9-4917-981B-56760E535A63@microsoft.com...

> > In a machine running Window 2003 server, I've created a dozen of shares

> > from

> > various folders of the local disk drives for other users to access. Say

> > folderA, folderB, ... are shared.

> >

> > If all the folderA, folderB, ... are sitting under the root directory, I

> > can

> > see them quickly but what if they are not.

> >

> > I thought there must be some buildin Windows functions to show the

> > location

> > of all these shares but I can't find them. Do I miss something?

> >

> > thanks.

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Coraleigh Miller]

Re: To display all the shares given to others

 

The Computer Management console is found on all Microsofts OS platforms

including and since Windows 2000. Here is an article that can give you abit

more info on it.. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308423

 

This is great that you are giving your company some, sounds like, much

needed organization. :-)

Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.

 

Coraleigh Miller

 

"ykffc" <ykffc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B12892D4-F5E6-47D2-A557-2726D10B4D1C@microsoft.com...

> Thanks. That is a perfect answer.

>

> The 'manage' function with Windows 2003 is what I need to know. Do you

> know

> if that function (or similar function) is available on other Windows

> platforms (like Xp, Windows 2000 server)?

>

> BTW: un-organized shares were already created by other persons (including

> vendors. (:

>

> "Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

>

>> You can see all of your shares on your server by right clicking on My

>> Computer, selecting Manage, expand the Shared Folders, and click on

>> Shares.

>>

>> To make your network's administration easier you should plan a good

>> folder

>> sharing structure.

>>

>> The following is a great writeup recently posted here by Lanwench....

>>

>>

>> 1. Home directories (\\server\home$\%username%)

>> 2. Management folder (\\server\management$)

>> 3. Accounting folder (\\server\accounting$)

>> 4. General shared data folder (\\server\shared$)

>> 5. Software images,drivers, etc (\\server\distrib$)

>>

>> On the server, that might look like

>>

>> E:\Data

>> |--Home

>> |--Management

>> |--Accounting

>> |--Shared

>> |--Distrib

>>

>> Share security = everyone, full control

>>

>> Folder-level security is via AD groups.

>> I disable inheritence on the E:\DATA folder so everything's customized

>> per

>> folder.

>> Administrators & system have full rights to everything.

>> I don't use Domain Users for anything; I create Companyname Users for

>> general permissions, and Companyname Management, Companyname Accounting,

>> as

>> security groups...and the most any of those ever get is Modify (and for

>> the

>> distrib folder, read&execute only).

>>

>>

>> Coraleigh Miller

>>

>>

>> "ykffc" <ykffc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:CFA0C74F-FFF9-4917-981B-56760E535A63@microsoft.com...

>> > In a machine running Window 2003 server, I've created a dozen of shares

>> > from

>> > various folders of the local disk drives for other users to access.

>> > Say

>> > folderA, folderB, ... are shared.

>> >

>> > If all the folderA, folderB, ... are sitting under the root directory,

>> > I

>> > can

>> > see them quickly but what if they are not.

>> >

>> > I thought there must be some buildin Windows functions to show the

>> > location

>> > of all these shares but I can't find them. Do I miss something?

>> >

>> > thanks.

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>>