< Back

Grant-FileShareAccess

Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:03 pm

NAME Grant-FileShareAccess



SYNOPSIS

Grants access to a file share.





SYNTAX

Grant-FileShareAccess [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-FileServer <CimInstance>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -AccessRight {Full | Modify | Read |

Custom} -AccountName <String[]> -Name <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



Grant-FileShareAccess [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -AccessRight {Full | Modify | Read | Custom} -AccountName

<String[]> -UniqueId <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]



Grant-FileShareAccess [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] -AccessRight {Full | Modify | Read | Custom} -AccountName

<String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Grant-FileShareAccess cmdlet grants access to a file share for the specified accounts by adding an Allow access control entry (ACE) to the share's

security descriptor.





PARAMETERS

-AccessRight <AccessRight>

Specifies the access rights for the accounts. The acceptable values for this parameter are:



-- Full

-- Modify

-- Read

-- Custom



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-AccountName <String[]>

Specifies an array of account names. This cmdlet grants file share access to the account names that you specify.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or

Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-FileServer [<CimInstance>]

Specifies a file server.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? true(ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Name <String[]>

Specifies an array of file share names. This cmdlet grants access to the file share names you specify. Because the file share name is not a

worldwide unique name, you can use a different parameter set to avoid confusion.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-PassThru [<SwitchParameter>]

Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is

entered, then Windows PowerShell???? calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the

computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-UniqueId <String[]>

Specifies an array of unique IDs of file shares.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? true(ByPropertyName)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS











OUTPUTS











Example 1: Grant full access to a user



PS C:\\>Grant-FileShare -Name "SalesFiles" -AccessRight "Full" -AccountName "Contoso\\Jack"



This command grants Jack full access to the SalesFiles file share.







RELATED LINKS

Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=816427

Block-FileShareAccess

Revoke-FileShareAccess

Unblock-FileShareAccess