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17-6 Chapter 17 Monitoring and Managing Shared Folders by Using Computer Management
Shared Folder Properties
You can modify existing shared folders, including shared folder permissions, from the
Shares folder. To change a shared folder’s properties, right-click the shared folder, and
then click Properties. The General tab of the Properties dialog box shows you the share
name, the path to the shared folder, and any comment that has been entered. The General
tab also allows you to view and set a user limit for accessing the shared folder. The
Share Permissions tab lets you change the users and groups that have access to the
shared folder and the permissions each user or group is assigned. The Security tab
allows you to view and change the NTFS folder permissions for the folder that the
shared folder is based on. (See Chapter 8, “Securing Resources with NTFS Permissions,”
for more on using the NTFS permissions. See Chapter 9, “Administering Shared
Folders,” for more on configuring shared folder permissions.)
How to Use the Open Files Folder to Monitor Files
Use the Open Files folder in Computer Management to view a list of open files that
are located in shared folders and the users who have a current connection to each file.
You can use this information when you need to contact users to notify them that you
are shutting down the system. Additionally, you can determine which users have a current
connection and should be contacted when another user is trying to access a file
that is in use.
Table 17-3 describes the information that is available in the Open Files folder.
Table 17-3 Information Available in the Open Files Folder
Column Name Description
Open File The name of the open files on the computer.
Accessed By The logon name of the user who has the file open.
Type The operating system running on the computer in which the user is
logged on.
# Locks The number of locks on the file. Programs can request the operating system
to lock a file to gain exclusive access and prevent other programs from making
changes to the file.
Open Mode The type of access that the user’s application requested when it opened the
file, such as Read or Write.
How to Disconnect Users from Open Files
You can disconnect users from one open file or from all open files. If you make
changes to the NTFS File System permissions for a file that is currently opened by a
user, the new permissions will not affect the user until he or she closes and then
attempts to reopen the file.