Windows XP and offline files (2008 R2 domain with DFS)
I used to have a 2003 domain. The majority of client computers are running Windows XP SP3. Everyone's desktop and My Documents are redirected to a DFS domain shares which are replicated between two DFS...
View ArticleNTFS Permissions on Home Folder changing to allow everyone automatically
I'm running into what appears to be a strange NTFS issue. On Windows Server 2008 R2 I have a drive that contains home folders. When you browse the mapped network drive as a normal user, other user...
View ArticleShared folder NTFS permissions 2008R2 - users have 'write' access but can't save
I'm having a problem with user access to a shared folder on a 2008R2 file server. This is in a school environment so I have a 'students' group which has read, list folder contents, read/execute and...
View ArticleFile Visibility / Access Problems Depending on Route of Access
I am having problems with shared files only being accessible via the path I originally wrote them. For instance, let's say this is my folder structure on "Server" "(This machine could be Server 2008 R2...
View ArticleWindows 7 & Server 2008 R2: Windows cannot access \\xx\xx
We're running 3 Windows 7 machines and one Windows server 2008 R2 box, over a gigabit Ethernet network. I shared out an entire drive (our data drive). When creating the share I edited the permissions...
View ArticleCan't Browse to Domain Controller by name
Lately we are not able to browse to our domain controller by name (\\DC) although it works fine via IP address (\\10.1.1.1). My first thought was a DNS issue (Which is housed on the same machine)...
View ArticleServer 2008 missing administrative share on one of its drives
Hi there, Server 2008 SP2 64 bit I know this has been posted before but there was no answer: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/winserverfiles/thread/c183d5f5-e107-4c30-8fc3-8791fa0433a0...
View ArticleHow to allow domain users to view who has a file open on a share?
We have a lot of users that contact us, system administrators, to find out who has a file open. We then have to open 'Computer Management', connect to the server, go to 'Shared Folders', then...
View ArticleForest wide DFSR and Doman NameSpace deployment
Dear all, I'm planning to deploy DFSR & Namespace for an single Forest with multiple domains. I need to get one folder replicated to all domains in a full mesh replication. I have worked with DFSR...
View ArticleExpanding/Extending the System/Boot Partition on a Server 2003 R2 32-bit C:...
Has anyone successfully used a Proliant Server with P400 Array controller to 1. Add drives to an existing system with an existing array that contains a single Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit C: Drive,...
View ArticleMerge hardrive partitions on OS windows 2003 sever.
I i would like to have any suggestions on what software i can use. at the moment i have windows Server 2003 that im running and i would like to merge partition without reinstalling Windows 2003 server....
View ArticleMove unallocated space within Server 2008 so i can expand C: partition
I am running Server 2008 std 64 Bit O/S with system installed on C: partiton (24Gb) and an E: partition (246Gb) which i have progams installed on.This is my PDC in production environment.Drive C has...
View ArticleXP Offline Files: DFS Shares Vs. Ordinary Redirection
I have 8 different OUs. I will call them OU1 - OU8. Each OU has a GPO assigned to it to redirect client Desktops and My Documents to domain-based DFS shares. The GPO for OU1 redirects to...
View ArticleSingle or Multiple RAID arrays (Spanned Drive)
Hi, We've just bought a Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Server (Dell NX3100) with 12 x 3TB drives (and hardware RAID). I'd like to create a RAID-10 array which will be shown in Windows as one volume. I...
View ArticleWindows Server R2 RAID-5 Synchronization (Long Resync time)
Hello! I recently setup a Dell PE410T server that has 6 (2x500GB 4x2TB) drives using Windows server 2008 R2 SP1. Unfortunately the card came with a SAS card instead of a PERC card. I was unaware of...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup 2008/R2 - to Network Share - any option for incrementals?
I have a number of 2008/r2 systems all set to run nightly full backups for bare metal restore purposes. In the backup logs in the "Data Transferred" section I see all 50 GB transferred for each...
View ArticleUsing KB125996 to move shares from Server 2003 to 2008R2
Hello, I am aware of the FSMT, but was hoping for a simpler method of moving Windows shares from a 2003 server to a 2008R2 server. Both servers are virtualized and using a SAN. I can easily move the...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 NFS Share and Mac OS 10.7 /10.8 Clients
I am trying to get our mac clients to connect (read/write) to our file share via NFS. We currently have the machines joined to the domain via the Directory Utility. Setup: Windows Server 2008 R2...
View ArticleDFS Replication from Multiple Time Zones
Hello, Currently I am replicating data from 3 diffreent time zones (branch offices) back to our Corp office which is in CST. I have three servers in Corp setup to match those three time zones. I am...
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