[DeltaForceLeader]

I have an external Western Digital My Book drive connected to a Windows 7 Ultimate PC that I am using as a file server for my network. Due to the personal content on the drive I have the drive secured using the WD SmartWare software. However, this has caused a side effect. Every time I shut down or restart the server it "forgets" all of the shared folders. Windows remembers all of the shared folders on the other external drives that are unsecured so I know it is not a problem with Windows itself. What I have decided to do is set up a batch file to restore all of the shared folders and permissions that I can execute after a reboot. Unfortunately, I am having trouble getting the commands to work properly. This is the command I am using:

NET SHARE {share name}={path} /GRANT:{username},FULL

When I enter this command I get the following "syntax" message:

The syntax of this command is:

NET SHARE
sharename
sharename=drive:path [/GRANT:user,[READ | CHANGE | FULL]]
[/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED]
[/REMARK:"text"]
[/CACHE:Manual | Documents| Programs | BranchCache | None]
sharename [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED]
[/REMARK:"text"]
[/CACHE:Manual | Documents | Programs | BranchCache | None]
{sharename | devicename | drive:path} /DELETE
sharename \\computername /DELETE

I have tried this command and it works:

NET SHARE {share name}={path}

Therefore, the problem is obviously with the user information. I would appreciate any help with this issue.

P.S. I have tried entering the user as both a username and domain/username combo.

[Tripredacus]

DeltaForceLeader, on 25 December 2012 - 07:12 PM, said:

NET SHARE {share name}={path} /GRANT:{username},FULL

When I enter this command I get the following "syntax" message:

There must be an error in how you are typing it. I just tested this command it and it works fine using an elevated command prompt:

net share intel=c:\intel /GRANT:test,FULL

[DeltaForceLeader]

Tripredacus, on 26 December 2012 - 09:08 AM, said:

There must be an error in how you are typing it. I just tested this command it and it works fine using an elevated command prompt:

net share intel=c:\intel /GRANT:test,FULL

Thank you! I forgot to use an elevated command prompt. That is why the command wouldn't work.

[Tripredacus]

That's great. I did some research on that software and found just about nothing about sharing the drive (other than the backup) and didn't look forward to troubleshooting a software compatibility problem.

[DeltaForceLeader]

Tripredacus, on 26 December 2012 - 07:03 PM, said:

That's great. I did some research on that software and found just about nothing about sharing the drive (other than the backup) and didn't look forward to troubleshooting a software compatibility problem.

Yeah, the problem is that since the drive is encrypted until unlocked with a password, Windows cannot read it at start-up and therefore deletes the shares from its list. If I couldn't get the batch file working (which I have fully tested and is working thanks to you) my only other option would be to permanently unlock the drive. Thanks, again!