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Shares/folders

To set up shares/folders in your Active Directory domain:

  1. Configure the groups that will be granted access to the share; ensure that each group has a description and an owner.

    Using Active Directory Users and Computers:

    1. Right-click the group, then select Properties.

      The <group> Properties window appears.

    2. Click the General tab. If required, type a Description that will be displayed to users.

    3. Click the Managed By tab. If required, click Change, then type the name of the user you want to designate as the group owner, then click OK to return to the Managed By tab.

      Alternatively, you can type the name of a group. See Groups as owners for special considerations.

    4. Click OK to close the < group> Properties window.

  2. Set up shared folder permissions to restrict the folder’s availability over the network.

    Using Windows Explorer:

    1. Right-click the folder you want to share, then select Properties.

      The <folder> Properties window appears.

    2. Click the Sharing tab, and click Advanced Sharing....

    3. Check Share this folder.

    4. Click Permissions.

      The Permissions for <share name> window appears.

    5. Select the Everyone group and click Remove (recommended).

    6. Click Add, type the user ID of the target system administrator, then click OK to return to the permissions window.

    7. Set the permissions for the target system administrator to Full Control.

    8. Click Add, type the name of the groups you configured in step 1, then click OK to return to the permissions window.

    9. Set the permissions for each of the groups you added to Full Control.

    10. Click OK to close the Permissions for <share name> window.

    11. Click OK to close the Advanced Sharing window.

    12. Click OK to close the <folder> Properties window.

  3. Configure the NTFS permissions for the folder object and any subfolders that are not set up to inherit from the folder.

    Using Windows Explorer:

    1. Right-click the folder, then select Properties.

      The <folder> Properties window appears.

    2. Click the Security tab.

      The tab displays a list of users and groups who have permissions assigned to them for the folder object.

    3. Verify that the target system administrator has permissions to the folder either explicitly or through group membership; for example, ensure that the Administrators group is listed.

      This allows subfolders to viewed properly in Bravura Identity . You only need to perform this step on the parent folder.

    4. Click Edit....

    5. Click Add....

      Type the name of the groups you configured in step 1, then click OK.

    6. Set the permissions for each group.

      Be careful about which groups you grant full control over folders. Members of these groups will be able to change the folder permissions. As a general rule, only allow Administrators full control.

    7. Remove the default "Users" group.

    8. Click OK to close the <folder> Properties window.

The share is now available to be managed by Bravura Identity .

Publishing shares

If you want to use the listadresources program to list the share, you must publish the share in the directory. To do this:

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers .

  2. Right-click the location in which you want to publish the share, then select New >Shared Folder.

  3. Type the name of the share and the network path.

  4. Click OK.

See the listadresources usage information .

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