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 (except for the username) 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.