Best Practices for DFS Structure and NTFS Permissions
We have a brand new DFS namespace (called "Data") which is currently hosted on a Windows Server 2008 R2 DC with no replication enabled at the moment. "\\domain.local\Data" Within this, we need to...
View ArticleTrouble accessing sub folders on a DFS share using Windows 7
All of our Windows 7 workstations have the issue below whereas none of our XP machines experience it. All users map to a DFS share just fine - example: net use w: \\abc.def.org\dfs\corp\00\workgroup...
View ArticleNtbackup failes on Windows 2003R2 SP2 Std
Hello! I have a Win2003R2 SP2 server and a NAS storage. I am trying to backup data ( the backup is rather big ~ 700GB) The log reports: Error: The device reported an error on a request to write data...
View ArticleRobocopy - Not copying root directory, only subdirectories
Hi, I am running Robocopy on a W2K8 server as a "network domain admin" as follows: Robocopy p:\business e: /s /r:1 /w:1 Where "P:\business" folder is on W2K3, e: is on the W2K8 server....
View ArticleWhere I can find a full event ID list for DFSR ?
Hi, may I know where I can find a full event ID list and explanation for DFSR ?
View ArticleDFS - Add to Replication Folder
I have a DFS namespace to which I have added another disk. This disk (F:) has been added to the server which already contains an existing member (D:) of the namespace. I cannot find a way to add this...
View Articlenetwork error windows storage server
hi everyone, We have a windows storage server 2008 with 4 NICs working on a LACP team and connected to a 3com switch 4200G. Users connect to it from another subnet through a Cisco ASA 5520 firewall....
View ArticleDFSRAdmin do not set Publication Status
Hi, I made a powershell script that creates dfsnode and enables replication. It sets almost everything OK. But after running this script I see that publication Status is still 'Not Published'...
View ArticleI need some recommendations on my company's new file server cluster
I have two Windows Server 2008 R2 boxes. Each box has 3TB of space. I would like to configure a Fail Over Cluster such that a File Sever continues to operate in the event one server goes down. Ideally,...
View Articlephoto/media server
I've created my own ftp server in order to distribute some photos over seas to a number people my family visited while on vacation. the idea was to be able to host the photos, assign people permissions...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2: Services For NFS NTFS Permissions
Hopefully a quick question. Specs: NFS Server 2008 R2 using AD 2003 FFL/DFL but forest prepped for 2008 R2 (Schema level 47) NFS Authentication on Share set to Kerberos krb5i, Kerberos Krb5 and No...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 multiple UID and GID Mapping
Hopefully a quick and easy question for you all.... ...can you map multiple UID and/or GID numbers o an AD account? For example I have multiple unix boxes each with it's own differing group I want to...
View ArticleUnusual share permissions on Windows 2008 R2
Hi, It is possible to share folder (Windows 2008 R2) with certain conditions: - user CAN WRITE/CREATE in that folder - user CAN NOT know what is inside that folder (can not even list folder content...
View ArticleDFS replicationn failed
Hi, I got one DFS server failed to be sync. It can only be sync in one way (it can receiving files from other DFS servers but not able to push out new files to the other DFS servers). From checking...
View Articlehow do i manage 60 TB over 26 Fileservers?
I'm administrating 2 invourements whit 60 TB of data placed over 26 Fileservers and 137 TB over 137 Fileservers. The 26 servers have mutiple LUNs where the data is shared by DFS (5400 DFS Links) and...
View Articleaccess denied
windows 7 network, 4 systems all in the same homegroup changed isp now I can see them but have no access to folders
View ArticleResetting Folder Permissions Invokes UAC Prompts
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server, which had a shared folder with messy permissions. I wanted to simplify these permissions, so I set them at the top level to Administrators:Full, System: Full,...
View ArticleNo access to the clients for the server drives by hiding the server drives
We have a windows server 2008 called CNSUMAN. This server has many applications which the clients access via GoGlobal or Citrix. Now, whenever a client assess the application, there are few options in...
View ArticleIs it possible to have a domain based DFS Alias
Is it possible to have a domain based DFS Alias? Win2008 Server R2 For example a dfs implementation of \\domain\dfs\whatever Can this have an alias such as ... \\alias\dfs\whatever Thanks
View ArticleWin2008 R2 - Dynamic disc shows up as basic - unallocated
Hi all,Win 2008 R2 server with a OS disk (C:) and multiple data disks (dynamic volumes , only one partition each, E:, F: H:) After System-Recovery (only C:) one data disk (H:) shows up as: Dynamic...
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