Creating Server Shares for Applications

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

For the chapter example, two applications are installed: Microsoft Office and the Windows Server 2003 Administrative Tools Pack. Microsoft Office will be assigned to all computers in the organization; the Administrative Tools Pack will be published to the IT OU only. For more information about assigning and publishing software using Group Policy, see "Deploying a Managed Software Environment" in this book.

Important

  • Although it is not specifically covered in this chapter, it is highly recommended that you purchase and assign virus protection software to all computers in the domain.

To prepare a server share for Microsoft Office

Create a folder for Microsoft Office in the UserApps share. It inherits the file permissions from the parent folder.

  1. Maximize Windows Explorer.

  2. Navigate to D:\\UserApps and on the File menu, click New, click Folder, and type MSOffice. Press ENTER.

To prepare a server share for the Administrative Tools Pack

Create a folder for system administrator tools in the UserApps share. (These steps assume you are already in Windows Explorer on DC01.)

  1. In D:\UserApps, on the File menu, click New, click Folder, and then type AdminTools. Press ENTER.

  2. Right-click the AdminTools folder, and then click Sharing and Security.

  3. Click the Security tab.

  4. Click Advanced, and then clear the Allow inheritable permissions from the parent to propagate to the object and all child objects check box.

  5. Click Remove to confirm the action, and then click OK.

  6. Only the Administrators (ADATUM\Administrators) group is displayed in the top pane. Select this group, click Full Control in the bottom pane, and then click OK.

The preceding procedure allows full control for the Administrators group and allows no access for any other users.