/// <summary>Creates a new share.</summary>
/// <param name="shareName">The name of the share to create.</param>
/// <param name="path">The local path of the share.</param>
/// <param name="maximumUsers">The maximum number of simultaneous users allowed on the share. Set to 0xFFFFFFFF to set no limit.</param>
/// <param name="description">The description of the share.</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of the share.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="shareName"/> or <paramref name="path"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
/// <paramref name="shareName"/> or <paramref name="path"/> is empty or invalid.
/// <para>-or-</para>
/// <paramref name="type"/> specifies an administrative share.
/// </exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="maximumUsers"/> is less than -1 or greater than Int32.MaxValue.</exception>
/// <exception cref="DirectoryNotFoundException">The path is invalid or does not exist for the specified type.</exception>
/// <exception cref="UnauthorizedAccessException">The user does not have permission to perform the operation.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ShareAlreadyExistsException">A share already exists with the given name.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ShareException">An error occurred performing the operation.</exception>
public static NetworkShareInfo CreateShare(string shareName, string path, long maximumUsers, string description, NetworkShareTypes type)
{
return(CreateShare(null, shareName, path, maximumUsers, description, type));
}
/// <summary>Creates a new share.</summary>
/// <param name="machineName">The machine on which to create the share. If empty or <see langword="null"/> then
/// the current machine is used.</param>
/// <param name="shareName">The name of the share to create.</param>
/// <param name="path">The local path of the share.</param>
/// <param name="maximumUsers">The maximum number of simultaneous users allowed on the share. Set to 0xFFFFFFFF to set no limit.</param>
/// <param name="description">The description of the share.</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of the share.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="shareName"/> or <paramref name="path"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException">
/// <paramref name="shareName"/> or <paramref name="path"/> is empty or invalid.
/// <para>-or-</para>
/// <paramref name="machineName"/> is invalid.
/// <para>-or-</para>
/// <paramref name="type"/> specifies an administrative share.
/// </exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="maximumUsers"/> is less than -1 or greater than Int32.MaxValue.</exception>
/// <exception cref="DirectoryNotFoundException">The path is invalid or does not exist for the specified type.</exception>
/// <exception cref="UnauthorizedAccessException">The user does not have permission to perform the operation.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ShareAlreadyExistsException">A share already exists with the given name.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ShareException">An error occurred performing the operation.</exception>
public static NetworkShareInfo CreateShare(string machineName, string shareName, string path, long maximumUsers, string description, NetworkShareTypes type)
{
//Validation
shareName = ValidateShareName(shareName);
path = ValidationHelper.ThrowIfArgumentStringEmpty(path, "path");
description = (description != null) ? description.Trim() : "";
if ((type & NetworkShareTypes.Administrative) == NetworkShareTypes.Administrative)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Administrative shares can not be created.");
}
ValidationHelper.ThrowIfArgumentOutOfRange((int)maximumUsers, "maximumUsers", -1, Int32.MaxValue);
//Open a connection
ManagementScope scope = OpenWMI(machineName);
//Get the class
using (ManagementClass cls = new ManagementClass())
{
cls.Scope = scope;
cls.ClassPath.ClassName = "Win32_Share";
//Create the object
using (ManagementObject inst = cls.CreateInstance())
{
//Create the instance
int returnCode = Convert.ToInt32(inst.InvokeMethod("Create", new object[] { path, shareName, type, maximumUsers, description, null, null }));
if (returnCode != 0)
{
throw CreateException(shareName, returnCode);
}
//Return the new instance
NetworkShareInfo share = new NetworkShareInfo(machineName);
share.Description = description;
share.MaximumUsers = maximumUsers;
share.Name = shareName;
share.Path = path;
share.ShareType = type;
return(share);
};
};
}