Windows Server 2012 question

flibberdipper · November 16, 2015

Alright, so I'm more or less making a NAS out of my old computer using Windows Server 2012 R2, and I need to know how to set folder access.

So basically, there's a hard drive in the system with a bunch of folders for different users (plus a guest folder), and I need to get it so that i can only access my own folder, my mom can only access hers, and so on. But I can't do anything IP based right now since I won't have the system at the right house for a little over a week. So how can I do this? You know, set it to mount the folder as a network drive (which I know how to do) and then require a username and password to access the folder? Sorry if this doesn't make a ton of sense because it's late and I'm tired.

thekeemo · November 16, 2015

Do you know how to setup a domain?

flibberdipper · November 16, 2015

Do you know how to setup a domain?

It's so late I don't know.

thekeemo · November 16, 2015

It's so late I don't know.

well you need to figure that out (its a nightmare FYI) and then right click on the folder --> sharing --> advanced

Blake · November 16, 2015

As thekeemo said a Domain would make your life easier, but it isn't required. Install Windows server as you would any other windows install, create shares the same way. Just make sure you have 1 user for your mother, and one for yourself, if you have a domain, join your other devices to the domain and your good to go (if you don't have a domain you will need to login to the local accounts of the windows server when mapping the drive etc etc). Access-based enumeration will hide files that the user doesn't have read/write access to.

Setup your folders to have the following NTFS permissions : Everyone: Deny, Your account: full control. You can see your own folder and no-one else can see them. assuming your mother's folders are configured the same way she will be able to see only her folders.

1823alex · November 17, 2015

Open up the dashboard application and go to users and setup users and set their folders, It's been awhile since I did this and It may have only been a feature in Essentials R2.