Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

Manages shared resources.

Syntax

net share sharename net share sharename = drive : path [/users: number /unlimited] [/remark:" text "] [/cache:Manual Automatic No] net share sharename [/users: number /unlimited] [/remark:" text "] [/cache:Manual Automatic No] net share { sharename devicename drive:path} /delete

Options

None

A list of information about all shares on the server

sharename

The name of the share (may differ from actual name of folder or printer shared)

drive:path

Absolute path of a folder to share or unshare

/users:number

Maximum number of users who can simultaneously connect to the share

/unlimited

No limit to number of users who can simultaneously connect to the share

/remark:"text"

Description of share

/cache

Undocumented option for configuring share caching for offline folders

/delete

Used to unshare (stop sharing) the share

Examples

List all shared resources on the local machine:

net share Share name Resource Remark --------------------------------------------------------- C$ C:\ Default share IPC$ Remote IPC print$ C:\WINDOWS\System32\ Printer Drivers spool\drivers H$ H:\ Default share ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin G$ G:\ Default share F$ F:\ Default share E$ E:\ Default share CertConfig C:\CAConfig Certificate Services configuration CertEnroll C:\WINDOWS\System32\ Certificate Services share CertSrv\CertEnroll NETLOGON C:\WINDOWS\ sysvol \sysvol\ Logon server share mtitcanada.com\SCRIPTS pub G:\pub SYSVOL C:\WINDOWS\sysvol\sysvol Logon server share Tool E:\Tool BROTHER \SELKIRK\BROTHER Spooled \SELKIRK\BROTHER HPLaserJ LPT1: Spooled HP LaserJet 5L The command completed successfully.

View details of PUB share:

net share pub Share name pub Path G:\pub Remark Maximum users No limit Users The command completed successfully.

Unshare the PUB share:

net share pub /delete Users have open files on pub. Continuing the operation will force the files closed. Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [N]: y pub was deleted successfully.

Reshare PUB:

net share pub=G:\pub The command completed successfully.

Notes

• Enclose the absolute path in quotes if it contains embedded spaces.

• If you delete a shared folder using net share /delete , the share may still be visible in My Computer and Windows Explorer even if you reboot. The workaround is to press F5 to flush the cached information.

• The /cache option can configure the share-caching mode to be used when offline folders are implemented (see Files and Folders in Chapter 4). For a full description of this option, see Knowledge Base article 214738 on Microsoft TechNet.

See Also

Files and Folders , net file , net session , net use , net view , Shared Folders