Windows® Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

2-7: Understand Shared Folder Permissions (SMB Permissions)

Solution overview

Type of solution	Guidance
Features and tools	Shared folders, net share
Solution summary	In most scenarios, share permissions should be Everyone::Allow::Full Control, and NTFS permissions should be used to secure the folder according to business requirements. Unfortunately, the default SMB permissions applied to a new shared folder are usually Everyone::Allow::Read, which is too restrictive to be useful in most scenarios. The net share command can create a share with specific permissions, such as Everyone::Allow::Full Control.
Benefits	Increased manageability of shared folder security

Introduction

The permissions associated with a shared folder have long been called share permissions ...