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from the name of a group, find out if it is associated with a folder share present on another server on the network

Anonymous
2024-03-15T15:22:57+00:00

from the name of a group I can trace back to if this group was shared / is present in the share of a folder of a data server on the network?

can to explain in other words..
from the group name I can find out if it was shared to access a folder on another server?
i have a group, in this group .
There are many users in this group, but I don't know what they have access to/which folder the group has been placed in for sharing, 
the data folders in which the group is inserted to allow members to access the data (through the group) are on a server on the network.
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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-20T07:52:43+00:00

    Hello,

    To determine if the group has access to a shared folder on another server, you can check the permissions of the folder on the server.

    1. Log in to the server where the shared folder is located.
    2. Right-click on the folder and select "Properties."
    3. Click on the "Sharing" tab.
    4. Click on the "Advanced Sharing" button.
    5. Click on the "Permissions" button.
    6. Check if the group is listed in the "Group or user names" section.
    7. If the group is listed, check the permissions assigned to the group.

    If the group is not listed, it does not have access to the shared folder.

    I hope this helps!

    Best regards

    Zunhui

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-20T08:37:13+00:00

    Hello Zunhui and thanks for your reply.

    I already knew this, already did.
the problem is that I find things half done from other people.. and I wanted to find a method to be sure 
I understand..
what I was wondering was,
So, my question is, when we share a group or a user within a data folder,
Does nothing remain "attached" to the group inside to its properties on the AD side?
Can't you use PowerShell to edit the group properties and see that group has been shared/linked to a 
folder wherever it is?
Thinking about it a) in the case that it is only the server where sharing is set to the group or to a single user 
who knows how to reach the group?
But in use the path occurs in reverse, it is the user who is member of the group who accesses the folder located 
on another server.
So the group also knows the path to the folder on the server.
b) consequently through PowerShell there must be a way to read the properties of the group and see if it has the 
share which will contain the instructions to reach the folder wherever it is.
or not?
Best regards
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