How to share the folder from admin to another users which have access to azure VW Microsoft

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How to share the folder from admin to another users which have access to azure VW Microsoft

Maciej Ciepłowski 20

Hi,

I want to add access to a folder form admin account to the whole users wich they have account in serwer. The folder are in desktop in admin. I've tried Computer Menagment -> Shared Folder -> Shares and add the folder directory to users account, but the folder not appear in users desktops. Can you help me?

Anonymous

2023-06-22T16:13:56.0433333+00:00

@Maciej Ciepłowski

Trying to better understand the ask here. It sounds like you have a Windows Server VM in Azure and you want to share a folder between users on that same server. Is that correct? If not can you provide more details on the setup?
Maciej Ciepłowski 20 Reputation points

2023-06-22T16:16:39.3166667+00:00

Yes that's correct.
Maciej Ciepłowski 20 Reputation points

2023-06-22T16:17:57.3766667+00:00

@Anonymous Yes that is correct.
Anonymous

2023-06-22T17:09:02.07+00:00
@Maciej Ciepłowski If the folder simply needs to be shared between users on the same VM you can try following these steps.

Open Windows File Explorer and right-click on the file/directory and select Properties.

Select the Security tab.

Select Edit.. to change permissions.

You can change the permissions of existing users or select Add... to grant permissions to new users.

In the prompt window for adding new users, enter the target username you want to grant permissions to in the Enter the object names to select box, and select Check Names to find the full UPN name of the target user.

Select OK.

In the Security tab, select all permissions you want to grant your new user.

Select Apply

You should then be able to access the folder from other users. You can utilize the Network Path of the folder to access it.

Give this a try and let me know if it works. If not please let me know what you are seeing and I can try something different.

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Anonymous

2023-06-22T16:13:56.0433333+00:00

@Maciej Ciepłowski

Trying to better understand the ask here. It sounds like you have a Windows Server VM in Azure and you want to share a folder between users on that same server. Is that correct? If not can you provide more details on the setup?
Maciej Ciepłowski 20 Reputation points

2023-06-22T16:16:39.3166667+00:00

Yes that's correct.
Maciej Ciepłowski 20 Reputation points

2023-06-22T16:17:57.3766667+00:00

@Anonymous Yes that is correct.
Anonymous

2023-06-22T17:09:02.07+00:00

@Maciej Ciepłowski If the folder simply needs to be shared between users on the same VM you can try following these steps.

Open Windows File Explorer and right-click on the file/directory and select Properties.

Select the Security tab.

Select Edit.. to change permissions.

You can change the permissions of existing users or select Add... to grant permissions to new users.

In the prompt window for adding new users, enter the target username you want to grant permissions to in the Enter the object names to select box, and select Check Names to find the full UPN name of the target user.

Select OK.

In the Security tab, select all permissions you want to grant your new user.

Select Apply

You should then be able to access the folder from other users. You can utilize the Network Path of the folder to access it.

Give this a try and let me know if it works. If not please let me know what you are seeing and I can try something different.

If you still have questions, please let us know in the "comments" and we would be happy to help you. Comment is the fastest way of notifying the experts.

If the answer has been helpful, we appreciate hearing from you and would love to help others who may have the same question. Accepting answers helps increase visibility of this question for other members of the Microsoft Q&A community.

Thank you for helping to improve Microsoft Q&A!

Answer 1

Maciej Ciepłowski 20

I add a TestUser to the security to the folder as You do. And still the folder not appear in the TestUser desktop. I want to share this folder and make that will appear in the TestUser Desktop with all the content like apps or files. User's image

Maciej Ciepłowski 20 Reputation points

2023-06-26T10:10:21.08+00:00

@Anonymous

Answer 2

@Maciej Ciepłowski

I wasn't aware you were also trying to make the item available on the desktop. You will need to utilize Group Policy Objects (GPO) to create a shortcut to the shared folder on the TestUser's desktop. Here are some samples that might be helpful. [1] [2] Below I am pasting some step by step that you can try.

Create a Group Policy Object
- Open the Group Policy Management tool. (You can find this by searching in the start menu or within the Windows Server Manager.)
- In the left-hand pane, right-click on the Group Policy Objects folder and choose "New".
- Name the new GPO something descriptive, such as "Shortcut to Huzar Folder".
Edit the Group Policy Object
- Right-click on the new GPO you created and choose "Edit". This will open the Group Policy Management Editor.
- Navigate to User Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Shortcuts.
- Right-click in the right-hand pane and choose "New" > "Shortcut".
1. Configure the Shortcut Settings
- Action: Choose "Update". (This will create a new shortcut if one does not exist or update an existing one.)
- Name: Choose a name for the shortcut, such as "Huzar Folder".
- Target type: Choose "File System Object".
- Location: Choose "Desktop".
- Target Path: Input the path to the shared folder, like "[server name]\Huzar".
- Icon file path: You can choose an icon file path if you want the shortcut to have a specific icon.
1. Click on "OK" to save your settings.
2. Apply the Group Policy Object
You will need to apply the GPO to the correct Organizational Unit (OU) that contains the TestUser.

Go back to Group Policy Management.
Navigate to the appropriate OU, right-click it, and choose "Link an Existing GPO".
Choose the GPO you just created.

Now, the next time Group Policy refreshes (which by default is every 90 minutes with a randomized delay of up to 30 minutes), the TestUser will see the shortcut on their desktop. You can force the update immediately by running the "gpupdate /force" command from the command prompt, but remember this needs to be run on the client machine where you want the changes to apply.

If you still have questions, please let us know in the "comments" and we would be happy to help you. Comment is the fastest way of notifying the experts.

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Maciej Ciepłowski 20 Reputation points

2023-06-28T10:07:49.64+00:00

@Anonymous

I have a problem because i can't add group policy managment as You wrote in first point.

i have something like that:

and when i cilck right i don't have add new or something like this i have:

and don't know how to resolve the problem. :/

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