How to Hide Inaccessible Folders?

[tobascojojo]

I have a shared drive on a server that has many shared folders with different access privileges on each folder. Is it possible to make shared folders that are not accessible by a user to be hidden to that user so that the user doesn't have to sift through all the folders that he doesn't even have access to? Thanks in advance!

 

[jfwebber]

Append the share name with a $.

Jim

Jim Webber
Network Administrator MCSE CNA

 

[tobascojojo]

Jim,

Thanks for your reply. I followed your advice but it seems as though I can still see a folder that is shared. For example, I have a folder named "testing". So I had the share name as testing$ and restricted access to people other than myself but I was still able to visibly see the folder on the drive. I couldn't browse the folder but I could see it. Am I doing something wrong here? I also tried $testing as the shared name but didn't work. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[igortsin]

If you create share for the parent directory you will see all folders under this directory. Better for move this folder to another place and create share with $.

 

[tobascojojo]

Thanks Jim and igortsin for the help. It works now! =)

 

[kazilian]

does this apply to the sysvol and netlogon shares? thanx in advance.

kazilian
Protector of Wazil