How to get a list of all file shares in a specified server

Steps to obtain the list of file shares.

• Identify the domain from which you want to retrieve the report.
• Identify the LDAP attributes you need to fetch the report.
• Identify the primary DC to retrieve the report.
• Compile the script.
• Execute it in Windows PowerShell.

Sample Windows PowerShell Script:

Get-FileShare

This will give the list of all the file shares on the server, along with the status.

Sample output:

To obtain the report,

• Login to ADAudit Plus web console as an administrator.
• Navigate to the File Audit tab, and from the Share Based Reports section in the left pane, select Summary by Share report.
• Select the domain, required objects, and time period to get all the shares by users.
• You may use the Export As option to export the report in any of the preferred formats (CSV, PDF, HTML, CSVDE and XLSX).
  
• You can drill down into the specific shares by clicking on the hyperlinked values in the above report. For example, clicking on the value under Total Count gives all the shares.