Specifications

Shares
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example, if you enter ‘abc’ as your search criterion, all users and groups
containing ‘abc’ in the name will be identified.
Shares
Shares are created, viewed, edited, and deleted from the Security > Shares screen of
the Administration Tool. The shares table lists all of the shares on the SnapServer,
and describes the share properties. Guidelines for creating shares are provided
below. Be sure to review them before configuring shares on the SnapServer.
The default share (SHARE1) maps to the root of the volume and grants access to all
users and groups over all protocols.
Guidelines
Consider the following guidelines when creating or deleting shares.
Maintain at Least One Share at the Root of Each Volume
A share to the root of a volume is recommended for backup purposes. Security for
any share at the root of the volume should be given special consideration. Any user
Property Description
Share Name of each share
Volume The volume the share points to
Path The directory path on the volume
Access The user-level access defined for that share:
• Full—if AllUsers has full access
• Restricted—If AllUsers does not have full access
NFS Access The NFS access defined for that share:
• Default—if all hosts have read-write access
• User—If not all hosts have read-write access
Protocols The network protocols enabled for the share (SMB, NFS, AFP,
HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/FTPS)
Note As a security measure, disable any protocols not required for
your network environment.
Attributes Attributes for the share:
• S—snapshot share
• H—hidden share
• W—webroot share