File Server - hide folders no permissions

[Guest Erasmo]

I have a single enterprise file server where all my users map to

\\servername\share which uses the N: drive, within the N: drive I have folder

based on divisions such as Finance, Marketing, Information Technology, QA,

Programming and others. Each folder is controlled by NTFS permissions based

on AD Groups. Everyone maps to this share but can only access the folders

they have permissions, but for example Marketing users can still see the Root

folders such as Finance and IT folders, they cannot access it them, but can

see them. I'm trying to find a way to have folder being hidden or in another

words, only you can see the folders you have permissions to and nothing else,

kind of how Netware used to do it. Is there such a feature on Windows Server?

[Guest SBS Rocker]

Re: File Server - hide folders no permissions

 

Well you can make the shares hidden using the "$" sign at the end of the

share. Map them to their designated department. For instance all Marketing

members will use.

 

net use N: \\server\marketing$

 

 

This way Marketing will see all Marketing sub folders. they will not see

N:\marketing.

 

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

news:5280CF88-CCE7-460C-AF01-5BF4175056B6@microsoft.com...

>I have a single enterprise file server where all my users map to

> \\servername\share which uses the N: drive, within the N: drive I have

> folder

> based on divisions such as Finance, Marketing, Information Technology, QA,

> Programming and others. Each folder is controlled by NTFS permissions

> based

> on AD Groups. Everyone maps to this share but can only access the folders

> they have permissions, but for example Marketing users can still see the

> Root

> folders such as Finance and IT folders, they cannot access it them, but

> can

> see them. I'm trying to find a way to have folder being hidden or in

> another

> words, only you can see the folders you have permissions to and nothing

> else,

> kind of how Netware used to do it. Is there such a feature on Windows

> Server?

[Guest Erasmo]

Re: File Server - hide folders no permissions

 

Not exactly what I'm looking for since I'm already doing that...

 

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> Well you can make the shares hidden using the "$" sign at the end of the

> share. Map them to their designated department. For instance all Marketing

> members will use.

>

> net use N: \\server\marketing$

>

>

> This way Marketing will see all Marketing sub folders. they will not see

> N:\marketing.

>

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

> news:5280CF88-CCE7-460C-AF01-5BF4175056B6@microsoft.com...

> >I have a single enterprise file server where all my users map to

> > \\servername\share which uses the N: drive, within the N: drive I have

> > folder

> > based on divisions such as Finance, Marketing, Information Technology, QA,

> > Programming and others. Each folder is controlled by NTFS permissions

> > based

> > on AD Groups. Everyone maps to this share but can only access the folders

> > they have permissions, but for example Marketing users can still see the

> > Root

> > folders such as Finance and IT folders, they cannot access it them, but

> > can

> > see them. I'm trying to find a way to have folder being hidden or in

> > another

> > words, only you can see the folders you have permissions to and nothing

> > else,

> > kind of how Netware used to do it. Is there such a feature on Windows

> > Server?

>

>

>

[Guest Ryan Hanisco]

Re: File Server - hide folders no permissions

 

The feature you are looking for is called ABE. This was new to Server 2003

with SP1.

 

You can get more information at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=04a563d9-78d9-4342-a485-b030ac442084&DisplayLang=en

 

--

Ryan Hanisco

MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+

http://www.techsterity.com

Chicago, IL

 

Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need

quickly.

 

 

"Erasmo" wrote:

> Not exactly what I'm looking for since I'm already doing that...

>

> "SBS Rocker" wrote:

>

> > Well you can make the shares hidden using the "$" sign at the end of the

> > share. Map them to their designated department. For instance all Marketing

> > members will use.

> >

> > net use N: \\server\marketing$

> >

> >

> > This way Marketing will see all Marketing sub folders. they will not see

> > N:\marketing.

> >

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

> > news:5280CF88-CCE7-460C-AF01-5BF4175056B6@microsoft.com...

> > >I have a single enterprise file server where all my users map to

> > > \\servername\share which uses the N: drive, within the N: drive I have

> > > folder

> > > based on divisions such as Finance, Marketing, Information Technology, QA,

> > > Programming and others. Each folder is controlled by NTFS permissions

> > > based

> > > on AD Groups. Everyone maps to this share but can only access the folders

> > > they have permissions, but for example Marketing users can still see the

> > > Root

> > > folders such as Finance and IT folders, they cannot access it them, but

> > > can

> > > see them. I'm trying to find a way to have folder being hidden or in

> > > another

> > > words, only you can see the folders you have permissions to and nothing

> > > else,

> > > kind of how Netware used to do it. Is there such a feature on Windows

> > > Server?

> >

> >

> >