Hiding certain shares from users? (filter to ones you have read or higher access to)

[aspiziri]

I've read many forum posts and articles about this but can't seem to get things to behave the way I'm hoping. Perhaps someone here can help me figure out if this is possible.

 

Today I have a set of shares similar to the following:

 

1. /personal-andrew
2. /personal-christina
3. /photos
4. /music

 

What I want to happen is when andrew connects with his user he sees #1, #3 and #4. When christina connects she sees #2, #3 and #4. Is there a way to achieve this?

 

So far the closest I have been able to get is setting all of the shares to Export=Yes, Security=Private and then setting read/write vs No Access for each share. This controls access to the shares but everyone can see the name of every share. I'm hoping to filter the list to only ones you have access to.

Edited March 11, 2020 by aspiziri

[Frank1940]

Have you tried setting the 'Export:'  parameter to "Yes(hidden)" for shares #1 and #2?  You would (probably) have to map those shares on their computers for them to be able to easily access them.  If you want symmetry, you could also map #3 and #4 on each computer. 

[aspiziri]

Thats the other option I've actually landed at in the meantime. I set everything to hidden and then mapped the specific directories on each device. It's not ideal but its livable at least until I find a way to do what I was hoping (if it is even possible).