How to enable Access Based Enumeration (ABE)
Published August 20, 2022 by Danny Moran
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Introduction
Learn how to enable Access Based Enumeration (ABE) on a Windows file server for both a standard file share and also a dfs namespace. In this example, I show you how to enable Access Based Enumeration for a standard file share, and then go on to configure the additional requirements for getting Access Based Enumeration setup for a dfs namespace.
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How to enable Access Based Enumeration (ABE)
To enable access based enumeration, navigate to server manager on the server that is hosting your file share.
Select File and Storage Services in the left side of the server manager.
Select Shares.
Right-click the Shared folder you want to enable access based enumeration for and press Properties.
In properties page, select Settings, and then tick Enable access-based enumeration, and then press OK.
Access based enumeration is now enabled for that share. Repeat with any other shared folders.
Users will need to log off and then log back in before folders they don’t have access to are hidden.