ProblemYou want to enable web sharing for a folder. This allows users from non-Windows-based PCs to view the contents of a share using the web. SolutionUsing a graphical user interface
DiscussionTo use web sharing, you must have IIS installed and running. When you create a web share, you are doing nothing more than creating a virtual directory in IIS. The security for a web share is a little different from that of a regular share: you have to select the access permissions and application permissions you want to use. Here is a list of access permissions:
And here are the application permissions:
Keep in mind that NTFS and web server permissions also apply to web shares. If the user is accessing the share without authenticating, the permissions will be based on the IUSR account IIS is running under (normally IUSER_<computername>). If the user authenticates, permissions will be based on his or her credentials. See AlsoRecipe 12.5 in Windows Server Cookbook for more on creating virtual directories in IIS |