Creating FTP container to allow file uploads
All,Currently I have a public FTP site which allows our customers to download/upload files to it.I would like to take this a step further and create a way where I could send them a link to the page,...
View ArticleFolders permissions are changing. Cannot find the cause.
I am running multiple Windows server 2008 R2. And the clients are running either Windows XP SP3 or Windows 7 SP1.I have a folder to hold all of the users home folders. D:\Users\Staff In this folder are...
View ArticleData deduplication scrubbing job stuck on 30% for 6 days
Hi everyoneI have a LUN which has been stuck on "scrubbing" for around 6 days. It won't progress any further. I've run a scan disk and it doesn't report any errors. The second LUN on the box is running...
View ArticleMoving file and folders to mountpoint
Hello Forum, I need some help around a small project that I am involved with. For the sake of simplicity, I will use only one server as an example - this will give me conceptual understanding on how to...
View ArticleSMB Access On Public Interface
Hello All!I currently am running a file server in my home on Windows 2012 R2. I've been experimenting with a lot of different things (I'm a student) and I have it set up as a DNS, DHCP, Firewall for my...
View ArticleRemovable disk issue encountered after iSCSI target rebooted
My setup12 TB Buffalo NAS (Array 1 - Raid 5 - 6 iSCSI volumes) connected to WIndows Server 2008 R2 via iSCSI InitatorQuestion:1. After rebooting the NAS without disconnecting iSCSI volumes from the...
View ArticleGrant the Ability to Copy but Not Open on Windows Server 2008R2 File Server
I manage a file server that holds primarily video and audio files. I want users to be able to copy the files from the server to their local machine, but I do not want them to have rights to open the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 Formatting disk problem
We have 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 servers that we have connected USB drives to and mounted VHDs in Disk Management. Neither server will format a drive as either NTFS or FAT32. It just gives a message...
View ArticleMigration FRS ->DFSR (Sysvol) 2 questions.
Good day to all.I apologize in advance for my bad english.I have learned this SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication and blog SYSVOL Migration Series. Then I successfully completed...
View ArticleDFSRS High CPU
Recently I started having an issue with my DFS servers where the DFSRS process is spiking up to 100% and causing erratic behavior on the client side saving files.This occurs on both DFS servers.I've...
View ArticleMinimum NTFS permission required to encrypt on remote server
As stated in the title...What are the minimum required NTFS permissions on a shared folder on a server to allow a user from a remote PC to encrypt files in that folder?Full or Modify?We had a...
View ArticleError: Invalid Parameter when trying to extend volume in Windows Server 2012
From VMware, I added space to a Hard Drive to a Windows Server 2012 VM. I then went into the WinServer console, and opened Disk Management. I did a rescan on the disk. It found the extra space. I...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2, Services for NFS: Enable case sensitvity no longer available
I'm running in a mixed Windows/UNIX (mostly CentOS) environment runningAD (with Identity Management for UNIX installed) as the LDAP provider. I'm looking to upgrade my Windows 2008 R2 Server NAS head...
View ArticleImport a raid 5 software arry from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
How can I move a Windows server software raid to another server.MOBO died on file server. Backup failed.Trying to move the three SATA drives to another server (Win 2008) and import the 2003 software...
View ArticleiSCSI MPIO with only one LUN
If I have a Server 2012 MPIO iSCSI connection to the storage server but I'm only connecting to one LUN will that provide any kind of increased performance or is the benefit just redundancy at that point?
View ArticleDFS - The replication group cannot be created - insufficient permissions -...
Hi,I am trying to setup DFS replication on tow servers. I am local admin on the servers but NOT domain account. Is it possible to create Replication group anyway? or should i contact the Domain...
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Import-DfsrClone Doesn't Work
If your not aware already, Windows Server 2012 R2 releases some enhancements with the DFS-R Technology. One of them is the ability to export the DFS-R database from System Volume Information and then...
View ArticleReenabling Previous Versions after being disabled for an extended period
Have a server that was in-place upgraded from 2008 r2 to 2012 r2. Went a few months before I realized that during the update Previous Versions settings did not come across. Looks like the old shadow...
View ArticleW2008R2 trust with W2012R2: Synology diskstation asks for credentials
Hi,I have a 2 way trust between a Windows 2008 R2 and a W 2012 R2 server which works fine. I can access shares on both sites without a problem. Then I have this Synology diskstation which is added to...
View ArticleNTFS permissions - Owner different then file administrators
I'm currently working on a project to migrate a file server environment, migration from DomainA to Domain B. To be able to do this I first need to understand the current NTFS/Share permissions, and...
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