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Publishing files in
Microsoft Active Directory requires two steps.
First, you create and share a folder to house the files. The folder
can be any sharable type, including a Distributed Files System (DFS)
folder. Then you publish the folder. The properties of the folder
determine the sharing that is permitted (read/write, read only, etc.)
Any file object placed in the folder inherits the sharing properties
of the folder.
Here's how:
1. Share a Folder
A. Using Windows Explorer, create a new ADTips folder on any of your
disk volumes.
B. Right-click the folder name, click Properties, then Sharing, then
Share This Folder.
C. When the NewObject -- Shared Folder dialog box appears, type Tips
in the Share Name box. If you click OK at this point, everyone has
read/write permission to this shared folder. To change the default
permissions, click on the Permissions button.
D. Populate the folder with any files you wish -- documents,
spreadsheets, presentations, etc. The sharing properties of the files
are inherited from the folder.
2. Publish the Folder
A. Go to the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and
right-click on the Organizational Unit to which you want to publish
the folder. Then click on New and Shared Folder.
B. In the dialog box that appears, type ActiveDirectoryTips in the
Name box.
C. In the Network Path name box, type the path to the shared folder,
something like
\\hq-res-dc-01.searchWin2000.com\Tips
and then click
OK.
3. Browse the Directory
Users can now access (and manipulate if permissions allow) the files
using the following procedure:
A. Double-click My Network Places.
B. Double-click Entire Network, then double-click Entire Contents of
Network.
C. Double-click Directory.
D. Double-click the domain name searchWin2000 then double click the
organizational unit in which the folder was published.
E. Double-click on the ActiveDirectoryTips volume.
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