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Piotr Gogolin
Asked: 2017-11-04 02:24:38 +0800 CST

Create share inside another share in Windows Server

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What is the proper way for creation a share inside another? I need to share subdirectory of share to another division (div2). And I have to secure it from change name of this directory by div1... Finally it should looks like that:

  • \\ad\share [d:\share, belongs to div1]
  • \\ad\subshare [d:\share\subdir, belongs to div2; div1 has write permission, but cannot change dir name (\\ad\share\subdir)]

I tried to make symbolic link to 

PS> cmd /c mklink /D D:\subshare \\ad\share\subdir\

and create share subshare on this link. Not working

Next I tried create share subshare and make symlink inside share

PS> cmd /c mklink /D D:\share\subdir \\ad\subshare\

Not working.

I could share the subdir directly, but is this the only way? I don't want to do that because I will not see it in main disk directory of shares and I'm affraid to broke permissions in the future.

That's why I ask for the proper way. :)

windows-server-2012-r2

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I found that when I use mklink /J instead mklink /D I've got exactly what I wanted to.

    With one another problem (acceptable for now) in that share:

    • user* can create
    • user can delete
    • but user can't rename files or directories: error 0x80071128

    *user with Full control permissions

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