MCTS Windows Server® 2008 R2 Complete: Study Guide

Summary

In this chapter, we discussed file servers and how they can be effective on your network. We discussed sharing folders for users to access, and then we discussed how to publish those share folders to Active Directory.

We discussed NTFS security versus shared folder permissions. We also discussed how to limit users’ hard drive space by setting up disk quotas. We also talked about the Encrypting File System (EFS) and how users can encrypt and compress files.

Next, we discussed Distributed File System. DFS allows you to set up a tree structure of virtual directories that allow users to connect to shared folders throughout the entire network.

Finally, we discussed print servers and configuring printers. We talked about how to share and publish ...