Password protect a share folder on windows server 2012

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How to add a password on a share folder on windows server 2012 that grants access to 2-3 people in the domain

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '16 at 18:29

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You can't assign a password to a folder. You can assign NTFS permissions to the folder that allow only the appropriate user accounts to access the folder.

answered Oct 14 '16 at 18:29

joeqwerty

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 14 '16 at 20:15

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joeqwerty is correct. you cannot put in a password in normal windows. This belongs in a 3rd party realm. Such applications include: http://www.kakasoft.com/password-protect-shared-folder/How-to-Password-Protect-Network-Folder.html

answered Oct 14 '16 at 20:15

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Password protect a share folder on windows server 2012

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