SharePoint Server 2013 crawler
has insufficient permissions to crawl file shares
Issue: SharePoint Server 2013 crawler has insufficient permissions to crawl file shares
Solution: Please follow the below steps to resolve the
issue.
1.
Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and
then click OK.
2.
Navigate to the following location in the
Local Group Policy Editor:
Computer
Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\User Rights
Assignment
3.
In the right pane, locate and right-click Manage
auditing and security log, and then click Properties.
4.
Click the Add User or Group button in the
Manage auditing and security log properties dialog box, and then add the
crawl account that the SharePoint 2013 crawler uses.
5.
Click OK in the Manage auditing and
security log properties dialog box.
Note: If you assign the Manage Auditing And Security Log permission by using a
Group Policy Object (GPO), add the crawl account to the GPO.
I hope the above information will help you to resolve the issue, in case of any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.