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How to Configure the File Server for Web
Server Access
You must configure a shared folder on the file server and grant the Web
server access to the contents of that folder.
To create a folder and set the folder ACLs
1. In My Computer, create or locate the folder that will contain the Web
site content.
2. Right-click the folder, and click Properties.
3. In the Properties dialog, click the Security tab.
4. Click Advanced.
5. Click Add.
6. Type Administrators, and then click OK.
7. Select Full Control, and then click OK.
8. Click Add.
9. Click Object Types, and then in the Object Types box, select the
Computers check box, and then click OK.
10. In the Enter the object names to select box, type the Web server
computer name, followed by a dollar sign ($) and then click OK.
11. Select Full Control, and then click OK.
12. Clear the Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child
objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here. check box.
13. Click Remove to clear the inherited permissions for the folder.
14. Click OK, and then click OK again to close the Properties dialog box.
To share the folder
1. Right-click the folder, and click Properties.
2. On the Sharing tab, select Share this folder.
3. In the Share name box, type the name to use, and in the Comment box, type
a description.
Be sure to use the format name$ for the Share name to make the folder hidden
when users browse the machine.
4. Click Permissions.
5. Select Everyone, and then click Full Control.
6. Click OK, and then click OK again to close the Properties dialog box.
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