Limiting the number of clients on a DFS target/CIFS server

Question

Hello,

is there a way to limit the number of users of a target in DFS, or can the clients of a Windows CIFS server be limited?

Thank you and Happy New Year

Answer 1

Hello,

DFS itself does not have direct settings to limit the number of users targeted, but you can control access indirectly by configuring the permissions of the DFS namespace:

In DFS Manager, right-click on the DFS namespace or folder destination and select Properties.

In the Security tab, you can set who can access the namespace or target, and control the number of users by restricting access.

For CIFS/SMB shares, you can use the "net share" command to limit the number of users accessing the shared resources at the same time:

Open a command prompt with administrator privileges and use the following command to set the maximum number of users to share:

  ```bash

  net share sharename /users:number

  ```

"sharename" is the name of your share, and "number" is the maximum number of users you want to allow.

If you wish to remove the restriction, you can use the following command:

 ```bash

  net share sharename /unlimited

  ```

With these methods, you can effectively control the number of user visits to DFS targets and CIFS servers.

I hope this information helps.

Best regards,

Jingjing Wu