the dependency issue between file server and login
Hi Last week when our file server down , many users complainthat during logging and enter username & password the windows only seems trying to loading without any progresswe have many GPOs. that...
View ArticleModifying NTFS permissions on a Previous Version?
Hi,I am attempting to restore a file from a previous version on a DFS server. I select a previous version, Open (same results with Copy or Restore), the window opens with the list of folders, but when...
View Articleissues with rights on a specific file
Hi,Given this details: a folder called \\netshare\Temp where a user doesn't have any rights, I put a file called test.txt and give full rights on this file, I instructed the user to access it by...
View Article"Size" and "size on disk" show a very low number in 2012 Standard
I have a file server (now based on 2012) with TBs os data em milhlions of filesBut the measurements are a little weirdIn Server 2008 it´s fine, but in the 2012:2008: Size, Size on disk e number os...
View ArticleCan I access EFS share on another domain?
This is really a two part question. The scenario is that I have two domain in my environment, domain1 and domain2. On domain1, I have full control of the domain and on domain2 I have no control or...
View ArticleAccess-based enumeration preventing running of executable files
Problem is occurring on a w2k8r2 server. We are having problems with any shares that have ABE enabled - executables in those shares will fail to run with the error "the specified path does not...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 File Server Stops Responding to SMB Connections
Hi There,Massive shot in the dark here but I am struggling with a pretty major issue atm. We have a production file server that is hosted on the following:Dell MD 3220i -> iSCSI -> Server 2008...
View ArticleMoving File Server
Good Evening,I need to upgrade one of our file servers as it is running Server 2003. However I understand that as the current server is on 32 bit I can't just upgrade it to Server 2012 or Server 2012...
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Duplicate entries showing up in "Manage Open Files"
We are seeing an odd phenomenon with file sharing on our Windows Server platform. I'm posting here because I haven't seen anything quite like this in my Google searches.Off and on, when a user will try...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 Drive Sharing and File Sharing?
Hey all,I am new to this so I know this is going to be back to the real basics, but need help getting this set up.I am running windows server 2008 R2, there is not domain, not active directory, it is...
View ArticleCan't create and mount VHD/VHDX files
Hello,I'm new to Windows 2012R2 Server, but i have a strange thing on the physical one i have. It's a backup server (146Go Raid-1 + 36To raid-6 with deduplication and iSCSI Target installed).I would...
View ArticleSMB1/2 transfering extremely slow for small files. Sends file 6 times.
Having an issue with transferring small files using SMB1 or SMB2. 100MBs will transfer faster than 100 files totaling 10kb.Doing a packet capture on the source computer will show a file being sent to...
View ArticleDFSR Read-Only Member Sending Backlog & not completing initial sync
Hi - I have an all 2008R2 DFSR topology where 1 server is authoritative & all others are read-only members. I initially setup the 1-way replication incorrectly, and fixed it by following...
View ArticleMS OFFICE issue on network share
Okay, so I have a public share replicated with DFS between 2 MS servers(1 2008r2 and the other 2012). On server A, I can open Office documents logged in as any user. On server B, I can only open the...
View Article2012 Deduplicated volumes - hydrate only specific file types
I have a file server with roughly 4 TB of data. We have found that turning on 2012 Dedupe feature is causing corruption with Access databases. Databases worked fine for a week or better before we...
View ArticleDFS explicit permissions on folder are reverting to objectSid - Server 2008...
I've recently been dealing with permissions that keep changing to an objectSid. This is only reported in DFS GUI as I'm able to run the cmd "dfsutil property acl \\dfsroot\share" on the server and it...
View ArticleWhich is correct: DIR *.* or MS Windows display?
Windows 2003 SBS all MS updates USB 2 attached 2TB drive used as backup for various connected PCs, laptops etc.Situation: Drive J originally had very little space left (a month ago or so) so I deleted...
View ArticleAccess Based Enumeration on CAD /Design Files 2008 R2
Hi,I'm currently having some issues with our Windows Server 2008 R2 File Cluster, where the System Process is chugging along @ 80-95% CPU, which I personally find strange. After 2-3 hours of this type...
View Article2008 R2/ Win7 Offline Files Sync causing High Load on server
Hi Everyone, I have recently been investigating extremely high CPU Usage from the System Process on my company's main File Cluster.We managed to track SRV2.sys Threads causing high CPU load within the...
View ArticleFile Server (Services for Network File System) role not installing
Hello.I am to connect a NFS folder to my Windows Server 2008 x64.On one server installation of the File Services role along with Services for Network File System went smooth no problem. The same...
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