Managing shared folders from the command line

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

In addition to Shared Folders and Windows Explorer, you can use the command-line utilities in the following table to manage shared resources.

Name	Use to
net file	View and control resources that are shared on the network. The Server service must be running for you to use this command.
net config	View the maximum number of users who can access a shared resource and the maximum open files per session.
Net use	Connect a computer to or disconnect a computer from a shared resource.
net session	Manage server connections.
net share	Create, delete, manage, and display shared resources.
net view	Display information about the domains, computers, or resources that are shared by the specified computer, including the offline client caching settings.
Net help	View help for network commands.

For information about other command-line utilities, see Command-line reference A-Z. For more information about manageability, see Management Strategies and Tools.

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