Creating and securing CIFS shares

Common Internet File Services, or CIFS, is the traditional method for sharing files and folders between Windows computers. These file shares are normally referenced with a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) in the form of \\server\share.

Occasionally referred to as Server Message Block (SMB), CIFS shares have been the primary method for sharing files, print jobs, and information. These shares can be created to provide access to files and folders on a system, and then secured to restrict which users have access to read, update, or manage permissions on the contents.

Windows Server automatically includes the necessary features to enable file sharing over CIFS. As such, there is no need to install or configure the feature, instead we can begin creating and managing shares.

In this recipe we will create two file shares. The first share will provide Read Only access to the Everyone group, and later we will provide Full Control access for a domain user. The second...