Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out

Chapter 21. File Sharing and Security

• File Sharing Essentials

• Creating and Publishing Shared Folders

• Managing Share Permissions

• Managing File and Folder Permissions

• Managing File Shares After Configuration

• Sharing Files on the Web

• Auditing File and Folder Access

Sharing files means that you allow users to access those files from across the network. The most basic way to share files is to create a shared folder and make it accessible to users through a mapped network drive. In most cases, you don't want everyone with access to the network to be able to read, modify, or delete the shared files. So, when you share files, the access permissions on the shared folder and the local NTFS permissions are very important in helping to grant access as appropriate ...