Re: Removing\Disabling Shared Folders with a GPO

From: Roger Abell (mvpNOSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 05/18/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 01:44:10 -0700

I do not believe there is a policy to remove existing
shares. Assuming you do want them able to access
shares on your servers you cannot simply shut off the
Server service on their machines.

You will likely need to run a script that lists out the
shares on each machine and then removes it if it is
a custom share.

Your bigger issue is why are users allowed to log in
with accounts that have the privileges to define shares ?

You do know that they will, even with the Sharing tab
hidden, still be able to define shares with script or the
old "net share" command ? 

-- 
Roger Abell
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server System: Security)
MCSE (W2k3,W2k,Nt4)  MCDBA
"justin k" <jkyanko@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:uCPXRWGPEHA.2716@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>   Hello All,
>
>      Some users on my domain have created shared folders on their local
> systems and it's caused a big mess.  Basically, I'd like to remove any
> existing shared folders and keep them from adding any more in the future.
> I've already hid the "security tab" with a GPO, but I would like to remove
> the folders that have been created.  Is there a setting in Group Policy
for
> this?  Did I overlook it?  Do I need a different ADM?  BTW, my DC's are
> Windows 2000, if that helps any.  Thanks.
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • RE: How to Grant Power Users rights to administrative shares.
    ... This is on windows server 2003. ... right click shares and select new file share ... The "Create A Shared Folder Wizard" opens click next. ... Please check the permission settings of the shared folders. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: VPN access to network file shares
    ... "The file shares are on a server running Windows Small Business Server ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Shared Folders Now not working but printers are???
    ... On last Friday we had all of our shares working, ... Monday I come in to find out that the shared folders are ... shares on the servers and desktops and the AD box can ... access that member server, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.networking)
  • Re: Permissions Chart ?? or web site ??
    ... The environments I deal in tend to have tens of thousands of file shares and thousands of local site admins, 99% of whom don't really understand in the slightest bit how Windows works so the most secure way of doing things is the most simple to understand easily automated way. ... In fact, in most environments I have to work on file share stuff for, I redirect them from ad hoc shares to three types of shares per server and the local site admins don't even have to understand what a share is let alone properly configure it. ... One single share per server for apps run from the servers. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: WINS needed in 2003?
    ... multiple subnets is it recommended that there is a wins server on each end ... want to PLAN for a WINS Server "per subnet" but perhaps for 1-2 ... I've never published shared folders in active directory before. ... XP has the ability to search AD for shares. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.dns)