Walkthrough - Securing a Fileshare Server

Here is a brief walkthrough to demonstrate FSView. In the following, you create the password file, start a Fileshare server, and then use the FSView utility to close it.

1. At an application command prompt, in your Fileshare directory, enter:

   fs /pf pass.dat /u FSVIEW /pw Meryton

   Note: Long usernames and passwords that contain spaces must be surrounded with double quotes. In addition, if the username or password contains a double quote then you must escape it by adding an extra double quote immediately after.

   This creates a password file called pass.dat, containing an entry for the user ID FSVIEW with password Meryton. The contents of this file are encrypted for secrecy.

   User IDs and passwords are case-sensitive.

   Note that the Fileshare server does not start, because you have not specified the /s parameter.

2. To start a Fileshare server, enter:

   start fs /s server1 /pf pass.dat /sc

3. At an application command prompt, still in the Fileshare directory, enter:

   fsview

   You now see the FSView command prompt.

4. Give your logon credentials by entering the FSView command:

   admin logon FSVIEW Meryton

5. To connect FSView to your Fileshare server and send the server your logon credentials, enter:

   server set server1

6. To close the server, enter:

   server shutdown

   The server does not close yet. This command does not take effect until you exit from FSView.

7. To close FSView, enter:

   exit

   FSView and the Fileshare server both close.