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Mark Allison
Asked: 2016-04-28 05:11:20 +0800 CST

Is there a way to find out the creator of a share in Windows?

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A new share has been created on a server I use and we need to find out who created it and when. Is there a way to find that out? It's Windows Server 2003 SP2.

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  1. Best Answer

    the only way to get who and when the share was created is if you have enabled auditing policy for local file or folder on the server.

    if the auditing was enabled you can see the information you are searching for in the Event Viewer under security logs.

    good luck

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  2. If you don't have auditing enabled your best bet is the owner of that folder. By default the creator of a folder is also the owner. It is not 100% reliable because ownership can be taken away.

    • Right-click the folder - click Properties.
    • Security tab
    • Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
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