net share

CautionCreate/list shares

net share

Lists/creates local shares — remember share permissions stack with NTFS ACLs.

Examples

net share logs=D:\logs /grant:everyone,READCreate a read-only share

Syntax

net share [name=path [/grant:user,perm]]

Before you run it

Shares go live instantly — design ACLs first.

Related commands

net viewList network shares
icaclsView/edit NTFS ACLs
Get-SmbShareList/create SMB shares

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