The Grant-SmbShareAccess cmdlet adds an allow access control entry (ACE) for a trustee to a security descriptor of the Server Message Block (SMB) share.
Examples
Example 1: Adds an allow ACE for a trustee
PS C:\>Grant-SmbShareAccess -Name "VMFiles" -AccountName "Contoso\Contoso-HV2$" -AccessRight Full
Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation 'Modify' on Target 'Contoso-SO,VMFiles'.
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y
Name ScopeName AccountName AccessControlType AccessRight
---- --------- ----------- ----------------- -----------
VMFiles Contoso-SO Contoso\Administrator Allow Full
VMFiles Contoso-SO Contoso\Contoso-HV1$ Allow Full
VMFiles Contoso-SO Contoso\Contoso-HV2$ Allow Full
This command adds an allow ACE for a trustee to the security descriptor of the SMB share named VMFiles for the account named Contoso\Contoso-HV2$.
Example 2: Adds an allow ACE for a trustee without confirmation
This command adds an allow ACE for a trustee to the security descriptor of the SMB share named VMFiles for the account named Contoso\Contoso-HV2$ without user confirmation.
Parameters
-AccessRight
Specifies the access right to grant to the trustee.
The acceptable values for this parameter are: Full, Change, or Read.
Parameter properties
Type:
ShareAccessRight
Default value:
None
Accepted values:
Full, Change, Read
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-AccountName
Specifies the name of the trustee.
Use a comma-separated list to specify multiple trustees.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer.
Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet.
The default is the current session on the local computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimSession[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Session
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
False
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
cf
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Force
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-InputObject
Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimInstance[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
InputObject (cdxml)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
True
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Name
Specifies the name of the SMB share.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
Query
Position:
1
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ScopeName
Specifies the scope of the share by name.
Parameter properties
Type:
String[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
Query
Position:
2
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-SmbInstance
Specifies the input to this cmdlet.
You can use this parameter, or you can pipe the input to this cmdlet.
Parameter properties
Type:
SmbInstance
Default value:
None
Accepted values:
Default, CSV, SBL, SR
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
Query
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
Int32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs.
The cmdlet is not run.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
False
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
wi
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters.
The Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance object is a wrapper class that displays Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) objects.
The path after the pound sign (#) provides the namespace and class name for the underlying WMI object.
This cmdlet returns a MSFT_SmbShareAccessControlEntry object.