Server Admin 10.4 Help

Controlling Access to Windows Services

You can use Server Admin to control which users and groups have access to Windows file, print, and PDC/BDC services. Windows services access control affects all services that use the SMB/CIFS protocol. You can configure access controls separately for Windows services and other services, or you can configure access controls that apply to all services.

1. Open Server Admin and in the Computers & Services list, connect to the server that provides Windows services, then select the server in the Computers & Services list.

   Select the server, not Windows services under the server.

2. Click Settings, then click Access.
3. Deselect "Use same access for all services" and select Windows in the list on the left.
4. Select "Allow only users and groups below" and edit the list of users and groups that you want to have access to the server's Windows services.
   • Add users or groups that can use Windows services by clicking the Add button (+) and supplying the requested information.
   • Remove users or groups from the list by selecting one or more and clicking the Remove button (-).
5. Click Save.

If "Allow all users and groups" is selected when you deselect "Use same access for all services" in step 3, all users and groups will be allowed to access all listed services except Windows. If you want to restrict who can access a listed service besides Windows, select the service in the list, select "Allow only users and groups below," and add to the list of allowed users and groups.

If you want all users to have access to the server's Windows services, select Windows, then select "Allow all users and groups."