copy files from local profile to domain profile
I'm just about to move my office to an active directory domain, it's nearly all set up. However if I want to copy peoples local profile my documents etc. files to the domain profile's folder is the...
View ArticleFile opened in another folder cannot be renamed
I'm trying to rename a file that is on the domain network.No files are currently opened.This happens sometimes:Open windows explorer afreshNagiviate to the folder is I want to rename that is on the...
View ArticleRebuilding a 2003 R2 DFS server to Server 2008 R2
Hi,I have two Server 2003 R2 servers running DFS.One of the servers is having issues and i want to replace it with a 2008 R2 Standard server. Unfortunatly i must move the servers name to the new...
View ArticleDoes NAS / CIFS servers participate in DFS replication
We are planning to configure DFS on Windows 2008 R2.The other participating server would be Windows powered NAS / CIFS servers(EMC VG8 gateway). 1. Is it possible to use DFS replication in this...
View ArticleHyper-v 2012 Server NOT CORE iSCSI Initiator crashed on 'Portal Groups'
Pretty much like title says. I would appreciate it if someone could help me get to the bottom of this. Remember this is not core and not full blown Windows it's just Hyper-V 2012 ServerHere is the...
View Articlewhat is the right dfs staging size?
Can any help me with counting on staging size.What I have heard when deciding the size of the staging space is the following,Take the the sum of the 32 biggest file from the fileshare and then add 50%...
View ArticleDFS Replication service stops every night with Event ID 5014
I'm using Backup Exec 2010 R2 to backup my DFS shares nightly. Everything seems to be working fine, except on the branch office server where my DFS shares are being replicated using DFS Replication. On...
View ArticleWindows 2003 ACL
Hi,I have a folder with lot of subfolders and files in it. I applied permissions to the root folder and checked "inherit from parent the permissions ".Permissions are propagated successfully to...
View ArticleHow to set response time if shared folder unavailable
Hello,How can we increase & decrease response time if shared folder unavailable on windows server 2008 R2,Regards,Jebran.
View ArticleWindows 2008 RD Std servers trying to browse each servers share and get...
I have two Windows 2008 R2 Std servers, I login to both servers with same local admin id and try to connect to one server via Start, Run\\server2 and I get account lockout on target server but when do...
View ArticleNo DFS folder targets present in DFS tab for some computers
I have a DFS structure with nested namespaces that looks like...
View ArticleDFS namespace server listed as "Unknown" in DFS console (2008R2)
One of my namespace servers shows its site as "Unknown" for every folder target it hosts in the DFS console. It is a 2008 R2 server.I have other 2008 R2 namespaces servers in the same site and subnet...
View ArticleHow does DFS replicate open files that are read only
If I have a DFS folder setup to replicate in a hub and spoke topology where all the spokes are read-only, and a user opens a file (like a word doc or a pdf) from one of the read-only spokes, will that...
View ArticleDFS wrong active target
Hey,I'm having problems with a DFS Namespace that does not connect to a correct DFS Target. The following setup I have:Two Sites Bruxelles and Houston (correct IP Ranges have been assigned)Houston...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 DFSR stop at midnght
We have a number of dfsr setups that sync two file servers with each other in a full mesh replication. There are just under 100 of these setups, and we seem to be having a strange issue with a few of...
View ArticleCound not map network drive: Extended error has occurred
Hi everyone. I've got a 2 domain setup with a two-way trust set up, and have a user getting an error when trying to map a drive to a share on a server. The name of the server is \\rgm-server.domain.com...
View ArticleAccess denied to DFSRPRIVATE Server 2008 R2
Morning Support,I need to recover some files urgently from conflictedanddeleted items under DFSRPRIVATE, When i try to access this folder it is telling me i am denied even though i have added my domain...
View ArticleBranchCache Client on a RD Host?
I've recently setup BranchCache (distributed mode) between a Win 2008R2 File server and some remote sites. This works fine for Win7 PC clients, but a couple of remote sites run some of their own...
View ArticleProblem to share folder on 2008
Hello i have a problem to make folders and files for read and modify not for delete on Windows 2008 How to shere folder and make it and files on it to be modified and read and not to delete Thanks
View ArticleShared Folders issue
My company has just purchased a new company and they have moved in to our network (Domain A). They have not been fully moved to our domain yet and their ERP system is still located on their domain...
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