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Hide folders underneath a share where the user has no permissions
Now the word is spread, so I can blog that as well: Windows Server 2003 SP1 (and the x64 Version) will finally introduce the feature that folders underneath a share can be hidden when the user browsing the parent folder or share has no read-permissions on that folder. It's been requested for years, and finally made it's way to Windows Server. This feature is called Access-based Enumeration.
 
You can switch this on and off for every share with a commandline-tool (abetool.exe) and in the final version this is supposed to be supported by the GUI as well.
 
 
Joe Richards, MVP for Windows Server - Directory Services and author of the Joeware-Tools has created a the tool ShrFlgs which also enables the Access-based Enumeration on Shares.

Published Friday, March 25, 2005 1:07 AM by Ulf B. Simon-Weidner

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# Access-based Enumeration @ Greg's Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day@ Sunday, March 27, 2005 12:09 AM

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# re: Hide folders underneath a share where the user has no permissions@ Friday, April 01, 2005 12:06 PM

Hi Ulf,

ist dieses Feature in der RTM Version wieder verschwunden? Ich kann jedenfalls bei meiner SP1 Installation weder in der GUI etwas neues entdecken, noch das Tool "abetool.exe" finden.

Viele Grüsse...Stefan

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner

# Access-based Enumeration - Part 2@ Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:52 PM

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# re: Hide folders underneath a share where the user has no permissions@ Friday, April 08, 2005 1:02 AM

Hi Stefan,

since I'm posting in english, I'll reply in english as well ;-)

I've got the confirmation that the ABETool didn't make it to the final version of SP1, but will be released soon according with a Whitepaper about ABE on the Web. Right now you can use Joe's tool ShrFlgs to modify the shares - works like a charm.

I've created a new blog entry about ABE:
http://msmvps.com/ulfbsimonweidner/archive/2005/04/07/41272.aspx

Enjoy, Ulf

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner