Controlling Access to Shares

Shares are connection points that provide access to data stored on Windows computers. Shares can be created at the root of a drive or on any folder or subfolder on the drive. Once a connection is established to the share, access may be provided to the contents of the drive that exist within the underlying folders, files, and subfolders. The ability to connect to the share is managed by access controls set on the share; access to data is managed by permissions set on folders and files in combination with the share permissions. While shares are created to provide authorized access, they must be protected to prevent unauthorized access and to manage authorized access.

The default permission, Everyone Read, as shown in ...

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