How do I manage access to server folders?

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Applies To: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

You can manage access to any shared folders on the server using the tasks in the Server Folders tab of the Dashboard. By default, the following shared folders are available on the server running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials:

  • Documents

  • Music

  • Pictures

  • Recorded TV

  • Videos

You can choose three different access settings for the shared folders:

  • Read/Write

    Choose this setting if you want to allow this person to create, change, and delete any files in the shared folder.

  • Read only

    Choose this setting if you want to allow this person to only read the files in the shared folder. Users with Read access cannot create, change, or delete any files in the shared folder.

  • No access

    Choose this setting if you do not want this person to access any files in the shared folder.

To set permissions to shared folders on the server

  1. Open the Dashboard.

  2. Click Server Folders and Hard Drives and then click Server Folders.

  3. Navigate to and select the shared folder that you want to modify permissions for.

  4. In the task pane, click View the folder properties.

  5. In <FolderName> Properties, click Sharing, and select the appropriate user access level for the listed user accounts, and then click Apply.

Note

If the Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials server is joined to a domain, then to provide shared folder access to domain users, see Managing domain users in Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials