Controlling access to IBM i NetServer file shares

You can assign an access setting for IBM® i NetServer file shares to control the PC clients' level of access to objects in the directory paths of the integrated file system.

If you set the access of a file share to Read only, then clients do not have the authority to change a file. If you set the access of a file share to Read/Write, then client users can change any files they have authority to in the shared directory paths.

To set the access for an IBM i NetServer file share, follow these steps:

  1. Open a connection to System i® Navigator on your system.
  2. Expand Network > Servers.
  3. Click TCP/IP to retrieve a list of the TCP/IP servers available.
  4. Right-click IBM i NetServer and select Open.
  5. Expand Shared Objects.
  6. Right-click a file share and select Properties.
  7. Click the pull-down menu in the Access field.
  8. Set the file share access to read only by selecting Read only. Set the file share access to read/write by selecting Read/Write.
Parent topic: File shares