Network drive mappimg WS 2008 R2
Hi, I have mapped a network drive using the following command: net use x: \\ipaddress\C$ /user:someuser somepassword /persistent:yes this works fine, however when the server is restarted the connection...
View ArticleDFSR read only replica, errors in log
I have one test replica setup: Server 1 - Windows 2008 SP2. Primary data source. Referral is enabled. Server 2 - Windows 2008 R2 SP1. "secondary" data source". Referral is disabled and folder...
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 ArticleDFSR namespace and replication not linked after accidental namespace deletion
All A colleague of mine accidentally deleted a DFSR namespace on our W2K3 r2 domain yesterday when meaning to delete a target(!), we've followed KB969382 to restore the DFS configuration blob back into...
View ArticleRegenerating 8.3 file names
Hello, 8.3 file names creation was disabled and so we had to enable it using fsutil. Now we need to assign some the 8.3 names to the files which where created until then. I tried to use fsutil file...
View ArticleWhat do the file icons in Win Explorer mean in Win2k8?
Can anyone explain what the different icons mean on icons in Windows Explorer in Win2k8? Some are folders, some have little padlocks, others appear to be a sheet of paper with a clock on it.......
View ArticleWindows 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleRobocopy /RH switch not working properly on Server 2008 R2
Hi, I am experiencing an issue when using "Robocopy" on a 2008 R2 server with the /RH switch. I want to copy data from one server to another one with the servers located at different sites (headquarter...
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