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title: "Enabling Centralized Share Management in an Edge Filer"
slug: "enabling-centralized-share-management-from-the-portal"
tags: ["Portal"]
updated: 2026-08-13T07:25:12Z
published: 2026-08-13T07:25:12Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/enabling-centralized-share-management-from-the-portal"
---

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# Enabling Centralized Share Management in an Edge Filer

**To enable managing shares centrally from the portal**

- Make sure that the administrator has the **Edge Filer Management** permission enabled.  

For details, see [Managing Administrator Users](/v1/docs/managing-administrator-users-5-1-1#customizing-administrator-roles).

**To enable an edge filer to have it's shares managed:**

1. Login to the edge filer.
2. Access the **Shares > Shares** page.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-44S4VWAY.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A55Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A55Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=wvINZ%2BEu2dDrlEgRdHT2wWwhMkx%2FNkVys1pMhn3PGbs%3D)
3. Click **Enable share management from the portal**.  

A confirmation window is displayed.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9XX9QUCV.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A55Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A55Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=wvINZ%2BEu2dDrlEgRdHT2wWwhMkx%2FNkVys1pMhn3PGbs%3D)
4. Click **Enable**.  

![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-BF4KJYE9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A43%3A55Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A43%3A55Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=wvINZ%2BEu2dDrlEgRdHT2wWwhMkx%2FNkVys1pMhn3PGbs%3D)

When a share is set up in the portal for multiple edge filers, it **cannot** be modified in the edge filer. If the share is set up for a single edge filer, it **can** be modified in the edge filer.