DFS functionality and required SHARE permissions (not NTFS)
We want to remove the 'everyone - change' access on the share permission level (not NTFS) of our DFS folder targets. I'll be replacing it with the security group that gets that share. I'm not...
View ArticleDFS replication
AllWe use DFSR to replicate two folders (folder1 and folder2) from Branch to central data center from where it is backed up for long term storage. The users access the branch server for files and...
View ArticleHow can I remove a "Phantom" DFS Namespace Server?
I have two Namespace Servers that failed and were decomissioned, but still appear in my Domain based DFS. They appear in the "DFS Management" MMC snap-in and when using various command line...
View ArticleWhen I try to open an Excel file already opened by another user, randomly it...
Hi all,Hope you can help us with it. - We have tested it from many computers and versions of Office (2007 and 2010).- The file server is a Windows Server R2 updated to the latests patches.- We have...
View ArticleExchange problem with send email to specified domain
Hello, today i found problem with my Exchange server, everything works fine, but when i try send email to 'example' taiwan email address, then i get this message:#5.5.0 smtp;550 #5.7.1 Your access to...
View ArticleFile Server Rights Problem
Dear All,I have windows 2008 standard single server were I Installed DC and File Server Roll, we shared few folders for department users accessing there data, and its working fine from long time.But a...
View ArticleDefaulting sdelete instead of delete on an OS-level?
Hi folks.From several standpoints it would be incredible if there was a way to force Windows to use sdelete rather than its own internal file deletion mechanisms to zero out data.Thin provisioned VHDs:...
View ArticleStorage Technologies Server 2016 and Virtual SAN
HiI know Server 2016 isn't released yet but we are now on TP4 and hopefully it has matured enough for someone to answer a question I have about the storage technologies. basically, I know that Storage...
View ArticleBRANCHCACHE (Hosted) is configured correctly but does not do caching (2008R2)
Hi,I did download an try to do the the BRANCHCACHE lab below. To keep it simple, I did it with AD, DNS and GPO (instead of doing it with command lines and WINS) :...
View ArticleThe DFS Replication service detected that the replicated folder at local path...
After setting up our servers, I configured the event log monitor to email me when event 4010 is logged. This event indicates when removal of a folder from a replication group is complete. I...
View ArticleDFS-R Health Check
Here is a DFS-R Health Check utility i wrote, so i though i would post a quick note about it.http://networkadminkb.com/Utilities/Descriptions/DFS-R%20Health%20Check.aspxIf you have a large DFS-R...
View ArticleDisk Enclosures
I'm studying for my MCSA certification and I am learning about creating storage pools by using disk enclosures. I need a disk enclosure to learn with. Can anyone recommend an inexpensive disk enclosure...
View ArticleIs Parity performance really that bad?
backstory; I have several very legacy machines running one or two applications that end users need. Sometime ago they were virtualized onto Xen. Backed up but no redundancy at the disk level.Now I...
View ArticleNFS Sharing and windows sharing on windows 2008R2
Dear All,I am new to this forum. I have a question on NFS sharing and windows sharing on windows 2008 R2. Let me detail out my exact scenario.In windows 2008 R2, I have nfs sharing (E:\att) and mounted...
View ArticleRansomware (Teslacrypt 3.0)
Currently I'm having an issue with Teslacrypt 3.0 which is present on my server. The ransom-ware is slowly changing files to the .mp3 extension. On removing the extension on top of the file reads as...
View Articlecannot see folder
this morning when i turned on my pc, i was not able to access my files on the server. ussually after loggin on, im able to see the faculty drive and my folders in my windows explorer. however now i...
View ArticleBatch File for Alerting through Email when the Drive's disk space goes...
HiI need a batch file(.bat) for alerting through an email, when the disk-space goes down by 10%.Can anyone who worked on this before help. ThanksVinay
View ArticleDisk Size Usage not equal to Files Properties Size
Hi All,Ok so I understand my title is confusing, not sure what to describe this topic as.So I had a report that a server was low on available space on a specific drive. I logged on and saw that 58.71GB...
View ArticleDFS namespace
Hi,We actually have a file server on Windows Server 2012 with DFS namespace configured on VM (VMWare). The system and its its shares have been working properly for 1 week.AD is actually on Win Svr 2008...
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