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Creating Shares example, if you enter 'abc' as your search criterion, all users and groups containing 'abc' in the name will be identified. Creating Shares Shares are created, viewed, edited, and deleted from the Storage > Shares screen of the Administration Tool. The default share (SHARE1) maps to the root of the volume and grants access to all users and groups over all protocols. Note As a security measure, disable any protocols not required for your network environment. Guidelines Consider the following guidelines when creating or deleting shares. Maintain at Least One Share at the Root of Each Volume A share to the root of a volume is recommended for backup purposes. Security for any share at the root of the volume should be given special consideration. Any user or group that has access to the root of a volume will have access to EVERY file and subdirectory on that volume unless there is a specific ACL in place precluding that access. In general, access to a share at the root of a volume should only be granted to a system administrator or backup operator. Hidden Shares A hidden share is hidden from clients connecting from the SMB, HTTP, AFP, and FTP (but not NFS) protocols. For example, assume SHARE1 is set as hidden. Windows users will not see the share when viewing the server through Network Neighborhood, or when performing a net view \\servername on the Snap Server. For more information, see "Configuring Share and Folder Security Overview" on page 80. Snapshot Shares Note Snapshot shares are only available if snapshots are licensed. A snapshot share provides access to all current snapshots of a volume. Just as a share provides access to a portion of a live volume, a snapshot share provides access to the same portion of the file system on any archived snapshots of the volume. You create a snapshot share by selecting the Create Snapshot Share check box in the course of creating or editing a share. Chapter 6 Share and File Access 87