Publishing Shared Folders to Active Directory

If you want to publish a Shared Folder to Active Directory, there are multiple ways to do it:

1. Publish the Share directly from the Computer Management console under Shares
2. Create a New Shared Folder in Active Directory Users and Computers

By far, the easiest method is to simply go to a server/computer that has the Share/Shared Folder and do the following:

1. Open up the Computer Management Console (compmgmt.msc)
2. Expand the Shared Folders-->Shares node
3. Right click on the name of the Share
4. Select Properties
5. Select the Publish tab
6. Select the checkbox for "Publish this share in Active Directory" 
7. Enter the details for the Share including a Description and any Keywords that you may want to add (Click on the Edit button to add keywords).  
8. Click on the OK button to publish the Share.

Of course, the other alternative is to publish the Share directly from within the Active Directory Users and Computers console:

1. Open up the Active Directory Users and Computers console
2. Right click on a node in the Domain or on an OU
3. Select New-->Shared Folder
4. Enter a name and Network Path for the Network Share
5. Click on the OK button
6. The Shared Folder should now appear within your Active Directory Users and Computers pane