Administrative shares pose a security vulnerability and if you have existing paths that point to an administrative share, administrative users will receive the Security Alert: Administrative shares configured alert, once every 24 hours.
Reconfigure the administrative using a dedicated share to turn-off the alert.
Before You Begin
Create the share as a dedicated share using specific user credentials with read/write access to the share. For more information, see File sharing over a network in Windows on the Microsoft support site.
Procedure
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From the CommCell Browser, expand Storage Resources > Libraries.
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Locate the library that has the mount path that uses administrative share.
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Right-click the mount path, and then click Properties.
The Mount Path Properties screen appears.
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Click the Sharing tab, select the required mount path, and then click Edit.
The Device Controller Details dialog box appears.
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Change the administrative share path to UNC path as follows:
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From the MediaAgent list, select the Read/Write option.
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Select Network Path and select a pre-defined credential from the list.
To add the credential, click the Create New button add a Credential Name, User Name and Password for the credential.
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In the Folder box, type the name of the share, followed by the path.
For example:
\\MyShare\MyFolder\MountPath1
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Click OK.
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Click OK again in the Mount Path Properties dialog box.
Related Topics
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For information on sharing a mount path using Data server IP, see Sharing a Mount Path Using DataServer-IP.
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For more information on administrative shares, see Removing Administrative Shares from Windows Servers.