Article: Q225026
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.5
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to use the Share a Folder Wizard in the Manage Small Business
Server tool to share a hard disk, you may receive the following error message:
Error while sharing a Windows NT user's folder.
If you then click OK, you may receive the following message:
Wizard has successfully shared the folder root drive letter.
However, if you then check to see if the root folder of your drive is shared, it
may not be.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, use Microsoft Windows NT Explorer to share the root
folder of your drive:
1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows NT Explorer.
2. Right-click the drive you want to share, and then click Sharing.
3. Configure your sharing settings appropriately, and then click OK.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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If the permissions of the root folder for the drive that contains the SBS
installation have changed, you can restore their default settings:
1. Double-click My Computer.
2. Right-click the drive that contains the SBS installation, click Sharing,
click the Security tab, and then click Permissions.
3. Set the appropriate permissions:
- administrators: full control
- creator owner: full control
- domain admins: full control
- domain users: read
- server operators: change
- system: full control
Additional query words: smallbiz bos bof 4.50
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Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbSBServSearch kbSBServ450
Version : winnt:4.5
Issue type : kbprb
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