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- DOCUMENT:Q100517 23-JUN-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :INF: Cannot Change Default Administrative Shares
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- Windows NT maintains default administrative shares that cannot be
- removed permanently. These shares are created for the Windows NT root
- directory where the system files are kept and for the root of each
- hard drive partition. The shares have a dollar sign ($) suffix, are
- invisible to network browsing, and are only accessible to accounts
- with administrator privileges on the particular machine. For example,
- you might have the following default shares:
-
- WINNT$
- C$
- D$
-
- You can disable these shares, but only for the current session. When
- you restart Windows NT, the shares will be re-enabled. You cannot
- change the permissions on these shares anytime. The following message
- is displayed if you attempt to do so:
-
- This has been shared for administrative purposes. The permissions
- cannot be set.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
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