Introducing Active Directory - MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration - page 94

Activity 3-8: Publishing a Shared Folder in Active Directory

Time Required: 25 minutes
Objective: Publish a shared folder in Active Directory and then find the folder.
Description: You have heard that users can access shared folders by locating them in Active
Directory. You decide to create a shared folder and then publish it in Active Directory. Then you
use the find feature in Windows Explorer to locate the shared folder in Active Directory.
1. Log on to your server as Administrator, if necessary.
2. Click Start , Computer . Double-click the C drive to open a Windows Explorer window.
3. Create a folder in the root of the C drive by right-clicking an empty space in the right pane,
pointing to New , and clicking Folder . Type TestShare for the name of the new folder, and
then press Enter .
4. Make sure the folder you just created is selected, and then click the Share toolbar icon to
start the File Sharing Wizard (see Figure 3-14).

Figure 3-14 The File Sharing Wizard

5. Click the list arrow at the top, and then click Everyone . Click the Add button to share the
folder with all users and grant Read permission for the folder's contents.
6. Click the Share button, and then click Done .
7. Click Start , point to Administrative Tools , and click Computer Management .
8. Click to expand the Shared Folders node, and then click the Shares folder.
9. In the right pane, double-click TestShare to open its Properties dialog box.
10. Click the Publish tab (see Figure 3-15), and then click the Publish this share in Active
Directory check box.