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Hide Windows 2000 Server Folders

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joxley

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I have a Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory.
Is there a way to hide folders a user does not have access to?
At this time my users can see all the folders on a mapped drive even though they do not have access to it. I would like to be able to setup users so they can not see folders they do not have access to.
 
When you look at shared folders on a remote computer, Windows shows you all shared folders, even those you don't have access to.

One way around this: If all users who need to access are administrators, you can append a '$' to the end of the share name. This will make the share invisible when browsing. The administrators will see it, but nobody else can. Also, a non-administrator can connect to it, if they have the correct perms, but will have to type in the UNC (will not be able to browse to folder).
 
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