C$ share removal

[GaryCR]

I'm new to Server 2003 and should have done a course first buty hey ho such is life.

Anyway...
All users can see the C$ share on the server. I want them to see only the shared folders and not the system folders.

I went to C$ properties to remove the share and it said it would share it again on a restart. Is this the correct way to hide the system folders from my users?

Cheers.

 

[tordoffm]

C$ is an admin share, and has to exist - hense the reason why windows will re-create it on re-boot.

I can't remember the NTFS default permissions, but usually something in the lines of 'administrators/full' and 'domain administrators/full' - sounds like all your users are Domain admins! Bit scary...

As for Share permissions - even more rusty on Admin Shares. I know a 'new' share is set to 'everyone/read' (in 2003) - but I'm pretty sure Admin shares will be far more restricted - 'everyone' I wouldn't have thought, will be in there.

Check your NTFS and Share permissions, and also check user Group membership - something is amiss!

 

[landiUK]

Try looking here to hide the share under GPO:

http://www.tek-tips.com/faq.cfm?pid=931

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't C$ a hidden system share (denoted by the $). So the user has to be defining the C$ share to be able to connect to it. Normal browsing shouldn't show the share.

 

[tordoffm]

Good point... very true that the $ sign makes it a hidden share...
So yes, anyone who is connecting to it, is doing so by specifying '\\[servername]\c$', and very unlikley to be browsing - unless something has gone seriously wrong that stops the hidden share being hidden...

 

[tfg13]

This might help you out:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816524