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Share properties

mg — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:10:29 GMT

Hello,

I'm working on a script that checks if ABE (Access-based enumeration) is properly set on a share.

For example:

1. I set ABE on a share:

filer> cifs shares -change dummy -accessbasedenum

2. I set "novscan" on a share:

filer> cifs shares -change dummy -novscan

3. I check the settings:

filer> cifs shares dummy

Name Mount Point Description

---- ----------- -----------

dummy /vol/voldummy

... virus scanning disabled

... access based enum supported

everyone / Full Control

=> everything's fine

Now, I want to collect the same data with a PS script:

$filer = connect-nacontroller nas-adf15 -rpc

$cifs_shares = Get-NaCifsShare -Share '*' -Controller $filer

Foreach ($cifs_share in $cifs_shares) {

Write-Host $("****** " + $cifs_share.ShareName)

Write-Host $("MountPoint : " + $cifs_share.MountPoint)

Write-Host $("Vscan enabled : " + $cifs_share.IsVscan)

Write-Host $("ABE enabled : " + $cifs_share.IsAccessBasedEnum)

Write-Host $("ABE specified : " + $cifs_share.IsAccessBasedEnumSpecified)

}

Result:

****** dummy

MountPoint : /vol/voldummy

Vscan enabled : False

ABE enabled :

ABE specified : False

Why is variable "IsAccessBasedEnum" empty and "IsAccessBasedEnumSpecified" set to "False" please?

Thanking you in advance,

Kind regards,

Michel

Re: Share properties

bsti — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:59:52 GMT

Hi Michel,

I tested exactly what you did and it works for me. Here are some questions:

- What version of the Powershell toolkit are you running? Get-NaToolkitVersion

- Does running this show ABE? Get-NaCifsShare | FL *

- What about Invoke-Nassh "cifs shares dummy"?

According to your output, the system believes ABE is NOT set on your share. Can you verify it didn't get unset before you tested with Powershell?

Re: Share properties

mg — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:07:14 GMT

Hello,

Thanks for your answer, I'm wondering why it worked for you 😞

FYI the controller is running 8.1.2P1 and I'm running Powershell on Win7

PS C:\> $host.version

Major Minor Build Revision

----- ----- ----- --------

2 0 -1 -1

Answers to your questions:

PS C:\Users\Public\Documents\PowerShell> Get-NaToolkitVersion

Major Minor Build Revision

----- ----- ----- --------

2 3 0 86

=> latest version

PS C:\Users\Public\Documents\PowerShell> Get-NaCifsShare -Controller $pfiler -Share "dummy" | FL *

Caching :

Description :

DirUmask :

FileUmask :

Forcegroup :

IsAccessBasedEnum :

IsBrowse :

IsNamespaceCachingAllowed :

IsSymlinkStrictSecurity :

IsVolOffline :

IsVscan : False

IsVscanread :

IsWidelink :

Maxusers :

MountPoint : /vol/voldummy

ShareName : dummy

Umask :

DirUmaskSpecified : False

FileUmaskSpecified : False

IsAccessBasedEnumSpecified : False

IsBrowseSpecified : False

IsNamespaceCachingAllowedSpecified : False

IsSymlinkStrictSecuritySpecified : False

IsVolOfflineSpecified : False

IsVscanreadSpecified : False

IsVscanSpecified : True

IsWidelinkSpecified : False

MaxusersSpecified : False

UmaskSpecified : False

=> nothing relevant for ABE 😞

PS C:\Users\Public\Documents\PowerShell> Invoke-NaSsh -Controller $pfiler -Credential $NaCredential -command "cifs shares dummy"

Name Mount Point Description

---- ----------- -----------

dummy /vol/voldummy

... virus scanning disabled

... access based enum supported

everyone / Full Control

filer> cifs shares dummy

Name Mount Point Description

---- ----------- -----------

dummy /vol/voldummy

... virus scanning disabled

... access based enum supported

everyone / Full Control

=> either onvoke-nassh or the command itself show consistent results

Thanking you in advance,

Kind regards,

Michel

Re: Share properties

NETAPP_USZ — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:25:12 GMT

Hi... we are seeing the same issue... get-nacifsshare does not contain any info on ABE... DOT 8.1.2, PST 2.3 ... puzzled... did you find a solution?

Re: Share properties

ecker — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:45:35 GMT

Hi...

I encountered the same issue and investigated internally.

-> It's a bug in the PowerShell Toolkit that will be fixed in a future release.

(I can confirm that this issue is fixed in the current internal beta of PST 2.4... )

Regards,

Mike

Re: Share properties

mg — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:52:27 GMT

Good to know, thanks! 🙂