2-9: Provision the Creation of a Shared Folder

Solution overview

Type of solution

Tool

Features and tools

HTA, VBScript, PSExec, net share

Solution summary

Customize and use Folder_Provision.hta to fully provision the creation of a shared folder including role-based access control (RBAC).

Benefits

Automated, role-based provisioning of shared folders and security

Preview

Figure 2-9 shows a preview of the solution.

The Provision a Shared Folder tool

Figure 2-9. The Provision a Shared Folder tool

Introduction

Provisioning a shared folder is not a one-step process. To provision a shared folder, you must do the following:

  1. Create the folder if it does not exist.

  2. Create resource access capability management ...

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