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Class method that initiates sharing for a server resource.

Example

Do not run below example code just to see what happens next. Many methods seriously affect your system. Always make sure you actually understand what the method and the code do.

# define the arguments you want to submit to the method
# remove values that you do not want to submit
# make sure you replace values with meaningful content before running the code
# see section "Parameters" below for a description of each argument.
$arguments = @{
    Access          = 12345  # replace 12345 with a meaningful value
    Description     = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    MaximumAllowed  = [UInt32](12345)  # replace 12345 with a meaningful value
    Name            = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    Password        = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    Path            = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    Type            = [UInt32](12345)  # replace 12345 with a meaningful value
}


Invoke-CimMethod -ClassName Win32_Share -Namespace Root/CIMV2 -MethodName Create -Arguments $arguments

To run this method on one or more remote systems, use New-CimSession:

$ComputerName = 'server12','server14'  # adjust to your server names
$Credential   = Get-Credential         # submit a user account with proper permissions

# define the arguments you want to submit to the method
# remove values that you do not want to submit
# make sure you replace values with meaningful content before running the code
# see section "Parameters" below for a description of each argument.
$arguments = @{
    Access          = 12345  # replace 12345 with a meaningful value
    Description     = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    MaximumAllowed  = [UInt32](12345)  # replace 12345 with a meaningful value
    Name            = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    Password        = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    Path            = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
    Type            = [UInt32](12345)  # replace 12345 with a meaningful value
}


$session = New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName -Credential $Credential

Invoke-CimMethod -ClassName Win32_Share -Namespace Root/CIMV2 -MethodName Create -Arguments $arguments -CimSession $session

Remove-CimSession -CimSession $session

Learn more about Invoke-CimMethod and invoking WMI methods.

Syntax

uint32 Create(
  [in]           string                   Path,
  [in]           string                   Name,
  [in]           uint32                   Type,
  [in, optional] uint32                   MaximumAllowed,
  [in, optional] string                   Description,
  [in, optional] string                   Password,
  [in, optional] Win32_SecurityDescriptor Access
);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
Access	Object
Description	String
MaximumAllowed	UInt32
Name	String
Password	String
Path	String
Type	UInt32

Return Value

Returns a value of type UInt32. Typically, a value of 0 indicates success.

Requirements

To use Win32_Share, the following requirements apply:

PowerShell

Get-CimInstance was introduced with PowerShell Version 3.0, which in turn was introduced on clients with Windows 8 and on servers with Windows Server 2012.

If necessary, update Windows PowerShell to Windows PowerShell 5.1, or install PowerShell 7 side-by-side.

Operating System

Win32_Share was introduced on clients with WindowsÂ Vista and on servers with Windows ServerÂ 2008.

Namespace

Win32_Share lives in the Namespace Root/CIMV2. This is the default namespace. There is no need to use the -Namespace parameter in Get-CimInstance.

Implementation

Win32_Share is implemented in CIMWin32.dll and defined in CIMWin32.mof. Both files are located in the folder C:\Windows\system32\wbem:

explorer $env:windir\system32\wbem
notepad $env:windir\system32\wbem\CIMWin32.mof

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