Administrative share

[vfear]

By default under windows 2000 it shares out \\mycomputername\c$ is there a way to turn that off or to change the permissions.. I know ntfs will manage the permissions but can I close off that share and disable it ??

 

[FilthPig]

Sure, right-click on the drive, go to the sharing tab and select Do not share this folder. Marc Creviere
Network Administrator
Total Logistic Control, LLC

 

[FilthPig]

Silly me, right-click and go to properties, then the sharing tab. Marc Creviere
Network Administrator
Total Logistic Control, LLC

 

[vfear]

yeah but how can I change permissions on the admin share ???

 

[Futuremind]

hi,

This can be done through the registry.

Start the registry editor
Move to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
If you are using Workstation create a value (Edit - Add Value) called AutoShareWks (AutoShareServer for server) of type DWORD and press OK. It will ask for a value, type the number 0.
Close the registry editor
There are a few other options though. The first is to use NTFS and set protections on the files so people may be able to connect to the share, but they will not be able to see anything. The second is to delete the shares each time you logon, this can be done through explorer, but it would be better to have a command file run each time with the lines
net share c$ /delete
and for all the other shares, however these shares are there for a reason so your machine can be administered by the servers, so if you delete them system managers may have something to say about it!!!!