File/Folder Permission - "Synchronize"
I'm trying to get effective permissions for folders by user, but sometimes among the permissions is a "synchronize" permission. I understand that it's not really used much, but that doesn't explain why...
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We have a large file system with a huge number of folders and files.At the top of the folder structure an "Admin Group" has a permission that now needs to be removed. It applies to "This folders,...
View ArticleCIFS Sessions don't Terminate on NET APP till the Remote Desktop Session Host...
Hi allWe are facing an issue for users logged on on Win server 2008 R2 SP1. Shared folders are provided to users on log on. After a day a so, shared resources fail to service users. CIFS session keep...
View ArticleDFS scenario query
Hi all,I've been asked to investigate the implementation of DFS replication. I have read a lot of the technet documentation and feel I I could implement DFS fairly quickly; although I might be...
View Article"Server" service missing
Version - Server 2008 SP2Symptoms - Customer initially reported shares were not visible.Diangnose - "Server" service missing from services menu/taskbar. The file "srv.sys" is resident...
View ArticleWhat does Highwater and Highwater Time in Storage Reports Management in File...
Hey!We are trying to generate Quota Usage Report from Storage Reports Management. Would like to know what Highwater and Highwater Time means? OwnerQuota Usage Used Highwater Highwater Time...
View ArticleDFS and Share Folder Access
HI all, I have five sites and Five file servers. ( No DFS) Each site have its own sitedata share. Other shares inside the each sitedata share on all five servers user folder is inside the...
View ArticleDAC Claims Updating on Alternating Logins
I'm experimenting with Dynamic Access Control with a Windows Server 2012 DC and a Windows 8 client (evaluation edition).I'm seeing a strange bit of behavior where after updating a user's property in...
View ArticleDedup enabled volume
Hi, I have a couple of volumes with Dedup enabled. My OS drive died so I reinstalled Server 2012. I added the Dedup role and cannot find a way to mount the volume. I can do it via Disk Manager but it...
View ArticleWhat is best practice to pull the server file share folders(network name)...
Hi All, I'm trying to pull the list of share folder list with granted user/group lists from 50 servers.and put data into SQL server to generate reports.What is best way to achive my goal? I'm planning...
View ArticleDoes the File Migration Toolkit work with Server 2012
can anyone shed some light on whether the Windows File Server Migration Toolkit works on Windows Server 2012?if not, is there a tool for migrating file shares between Windows Server 2012 servers?thanks...
View ArticleCombining Network Attached Storages
Hi there, I currently have 3 NAS devices each has a shared folder (share1). I am planning to combine all three NAS folders into one new NAS device. Is there anyway that I can point the current UNC name...
View ArticleiSCSI Target Data
Where does the iSCSI target on Server 2008 R2 store its data? I had a target for a server that I had deleted the assigned devices and the associated .vhds. When I go to recreate the .vhd for the...
View ArticleRemoting: NET USE on DFS Share, error 1312
Hello,we are having the following issue:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;968264&sd=rss&spid=11737BUG: When psremoting (or winrs-ing) onto a client Win7x64 machine, trying...
View ArticleDFS Weirdness
This is a really off the wall issue I'm trying to debug here, and I am hoping someone else has seen this before.I have a fully function DFS namespace which we use to house our users home directories....
View ArticleShadow Copy... Setup and working on server... Issues with access from other...
I need to get shadow copy working for a mapped drive we have setup for everyone. The server which we map the drive to is a Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32 bit) file server. It's a NTFS share also. If...
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W2003R2x64 slow folder browsing to local SAN
We have a physical server running Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 SP2. It has 24GB of RAM, using Xeon E5620s totaling 16 cores. We're using one of two embedded GigE interfaces. This server is located in a...
View ArticleEXTERNAL HARD DISK WRITE PROTECT
I have EXTERNAL HARD DISK "WD ELEMENT SE 500 GB"the disk is write protect, its not showing in my computer, only showing disk managmentunallocated when i try to format showing disk write protectplease...
View ArticleABE wont work Server 2008 R2
In my work we have a Server 2008 R2 functional wit Active directory and DNS service. We are having some problems with the visibility of folders on the network, We gave permission to user for specific...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 does not use CIFS to connect to network shares
HelloWe run a couple of Windows 2003 file servers that have NetBIOS disabled for security reasons and best practices. Windows XP clients and other Windows 2003 servers can connect just fine to these...
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