Create shared folder

This is a script specifically for creating a shared folder called C:\acronis and then making a local user called acronis and giving it full access to C:\acronis:

# Define the folder path
$folderPath = "C:\acronis"

# Check if the folder exists; if not, create it
if (-not (Test-Path -Path $folderPath)) {
    try {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $folderPath -Force
        Write-Host "Folder '$folderPath' created successfully."
    } catch {
        Write-Host "Error creating folder '$folderPath': $_"
        exit 1
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "Folder '$folderPath' already exists."
}

# Define the local user details
$username = "acronis"
$password = "Acronis123!"

# Check if the user already exists
if (-not (Get-LocalUser -Name $username -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
    try {
        # Create the user if it doesn't exist
        $securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
        New-LocalUser -Name $username -Password $securePassword -AccountNeverExpires -UserMayNotChangePassword
        Write-Host "User '$username' created successfully."
    } catch {
        Write-Host "Error creating user '$username': $_"
        exit 1
    }

    # Wait for the user to be fully recognized by the system
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

    # Retry adding the user to the 'Users' group
    try {
        Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Users" -Member $username
        Write-Host "User '$username' added to the 'Users' group successfully."
    } catch {
        Write-Host "Error adding user '$username' to the 'Users' group: $_"
        exit 1
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "User '$username' already exists."
}

# Set the folder permissions to allow full control for the 'acronis' user
try {
    $userNTAccount = [System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]::new($username)
    $acl = Get-Acl $folderPath
    $accessRule = New-Object System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule($userNTAccount, "FullControl", "ContainerInherit,ObjectInherit", "None", "Allow")
    $acl.SetAccessRule($accessRule)
    Set-Acl $folderPath $acl
    Write-Host "Folder permissions set successfully for user '$username', including write access."
} catch {
    Write-Host "Error setting folder permissions for user '$username': $_"
    exit 1
}

Write-Host "The folder '$folderPath' has been created, and user '$username' has full control, including write access."