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Article: Q225026
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server version 4.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to use the Share a Folder Wizard in the Manage Small Business
Server tool to share a hard disk, you may receive the following error message:

  Error while sharing a Windows NT user's folder.

If you then click OK, you may receive the following message:

  Wizard has successfully shared the folder root drive letter.

However, if you then check to see if the root folder of your drive is shared, it
may not be.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, use Microsoft Windows NT Explorer to share the root
folder of your drive:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Windows NT Explorer.

2. Right-click the drive you want to share, and then click Sharing.

3. Configure your sharing settings appropriately, and then click OK.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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If the permissions of the root folder for the drive that contains the SBS
installation have changed, you can restore their default settings:

1. Double-click My Computer.

2. Right-click the drive that contains the SBS installation, click Sharing,
  click the Security tab, and then click Permissions.

3. Set the appropriate permissions:

   - administrators: full control

   - creator owner: full control

   - domain admins: full control

   - domain users: read

   - server operators: change

   - system: full control

Additional query words: smallbiz bos bof 4.50

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSBServSearch kbSBServ450
Version           : winnt:4.5
Issue type        : kbprb

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Q225026: Unable to Share Root Folder Using Share a Folder Wizard