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Ubuntu Server with win2k8 Server VM to Host IIS Site Issue
I have a ubuntu server(host), and a windows 2008 r2 server(client) virtual machine on it.
All my IIS based sites are located on the host machine, in a location which is shared with the client vm.
I ...
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Mssql Server looses connection to domain; cannot access any shares until reboot
Server is Windows 2008R2.
MSSQl Server 2008 is installed.
4 Broadcom Network Cards (3 active, 1 standbye)
We had two time the same issue:
Suddenly we cannot access any network shares on other ...
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User Rights Assignment/Permissions to Share Folders?
Is there a specific User Right or Permission that can be set via Group Policy to grant a user permissions to create/modify/delete file shares (like creating "//fileserver/user$" shares instead of ...
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Windows 2008 R2 Folder Sharing across domain displays <Unknown Contact>
[Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, latest hotfixes as of March 15, 2013]. I have a security group called "IT" in Domain1. I have a server2 in Domain2. There is a one-way trust from Domain1 into Domain2. ...
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Can I allow a non-admin to log users off WS2008 R2 server shared resources only? [closed]
Here's the scenario: we have a server hosting a legacy application that runs on an Access database.
We manage the app externally via shared folder access but IT denies us direct access to the server ...
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Replacing a file server, will links break?
I'd like to replace a file server we use (actually a couple of them) because it's a 2003 server. I'd prefer to have 2008r2, because I can expand disk volumes on the fly.
My question is, can I take ...
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Folder share not working between specific machines
I have three servers. I created a shared folder in server1 and made it available to all machines in LAN. The issue now I am facing is that only one of the other two able to browse the shared folder.
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Weird Issue on 2008/2008R2 Shares using SMB2
Having a very odd issue in which when connecting to shares from 2008 or 2008 R2 servers that are hosted by a 2008 or 2008 R2 server the files added to a folder will not always appear to update right ...
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network share special permission - cant create directly on share must drag files over
I am attempting to take away delete privileges on a test network share but still allow for folder and file creation. My users tend to drag directories inside directories and cloud based backups get ...
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Issue connecting to Windows Server 2008 r2 share from mobile device
I have created a local windows account on a Windows Server 2008r2 server and given that local account, amongst others, access to 2 shared folders.
I have also connected various mobile devices ...
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How could I determine which SMB client/session has a specific file open on a Server 2008R2 Windows file server?
What I need is a way to associate a client name or IP address with an open file, so that I can cleanly close the file for maintenance. NET SESSION doesn't show the names of open files and NET FILE ...
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Access Denied on Some Subfolders/Files Within a Share
First thing this morning, I find that users on one of our share drives are all getting "access denied". I tried the same drive and also received "access denied" as a Domain Admin. Previous to this, ...
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Invalid username or password - Network Share with VPN Mapped Drive
I have an issue connecting to a network share from Windows 7 Professional client to Windows Server 2008 R2.
Here are the particulars of the issue:
When outside of the office, I log in to the ...
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Best practice for migrating Shares and Permissions?
We have a Windows 2008 R2 server which is replacing an old Windows Storage Server.
The datastore is attached via iSCSI so I do not need to transfer any data. The iSCSI connection is setup on the new ...
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Accessing C$ over LAN on Win2008R2 - cannot by hostname but can by IP and FQDN
Having an issue with one of our Win2k8 R2 file servers. Trying to access C$ or the Admin share is giving us an error (see error details that the bottom), however we are able to connect using the ...
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Mapping DFS root into mapped drive or mount point
We have a filtering in DFS per user group so we know which users can see which links if the type: \\internal.domainsomething\dfs
Based on the user group user user can see only several of the links.
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smb share takes forever to connect to from Mac OS X 10.7-8
Ive got a dozen users and half of them take forever to connect to the smb share coming from a windows server 2008 r 2 standard server. Some users instantly connect with no issue.
These Mac OS X ...
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Trying to create a share in win2k8 r2 and getting this error: The local security authority database contains an internal inconsistency
The share used to work for a while, it's a samba share on a remote linux server.
Today I connected to this win server and saw a red X on the share so i've disconnected it and when i'm trying to re-add ...
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net use - System error 1920 has occurred
On Windows Server 2008 R2, when I run the following command I am getting the 1920. I've tried pretty much everything I am aware of and I can't figure out what causes the error. When I try to map the ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 - Share via name not working, but IP does work [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to Configure Windows Machine to Allow File Sharing with DNS Alias
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Server running AD and DNS. I modified the hosts file so that ...
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Why cant I transfer files from my desktop to my server at full speed?
I have a desktop computer with two SSD's in RAID 0 with a read/write speed of 950 MB/sec (7.6 Gbps) and I have a server with 6 HDD's in RAID 5 (read/write speeds of 200 MB/sec or 1.6 Gbps) acting as a ...
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How to have write permissions on an already shared folder?
The problem is that my users can not change files in a shared folder (on a mounted drive as folder under D: drive).
These are all the steps that I have tried and are still applicable: (sorry for the ...
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Permanently mount network share without the need for log on? (Windows)
On a Windows 2008 R2 Server (Standard) I need to have a network drive mounted without having a specific user to log on to the machine first. Sort of like an NFS mount via fstab on Unix machines. The ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 takes a looong time to access file shares
I have two shared drives that travel with me when I log into remote servers.
I find that Windows Serve 2008 R2 hosts have a hard time accessing them quickly. Doing a "p:" (to change to the shared ...
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Browse mapped network drives when connected over VPN
I have users who constantly travel outside the office.
Internally, they have mapped network drives.
They then go outside and connect via VPN which when connected bridges and puts them on the same ...
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Can access Windows 2008 share directly; write protected when using mapped drives
I have a non-domain network with a Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation here.
All shares except one work flawlessly, with the users having the correct rights. This happens from BOTH clients, one a ...
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How efficient is a file move on the same fileshare?
From a windows208r2 client connected to a SMB/CIFS share, I move a file from one directory to another directory on the same network share.
Does windows send a "move" command to the share, or does ...
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How can I monitor or control a shared folder on our network?
We have a Windows Server 2008 R2 server that has about 10 folders in it. Well, someone accidentally deleted an entire folder called "Development". (all are Win7 users)
Is there a way to prevent ...
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Configure a backup Win 2008 R2 Server
Scenario is a small network with a Server 2008 R2 running AD, DHCP, DNS, Print & File Sharing.
We'd like to build a backup server to continue operations uninterrupted should the main server go ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 mapped shares do not show up in command line
When I map a shared folder to a drive in Explorer in Windows Server 2008 R2 the new drive letter (say Z:) does not work in cmd.exe (started as administrator).
What am I doing wrong?
I believe this ...
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Sharing with Windows File Services in 2008R2
I have installed 2008R2, and added the file Server Role.
Created a volume, and created a new share in that voluem (all from the File Server GUI)
When my users log to the \servername\ they do not ...
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Shared folders to different OU's with different access rights
Until today, we had a 2003 DC, all my folder mappings were done in the login script. (net use...)
we have now moved to 2008 R2, and I would like to create/manage the new mappings "The easy way"
If I ...
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Windows shared folder access issue
I have a file server. It has user Jes with full administrative privileges. Server has shared readonly folder "publish". Everyone can read from it. User Jes can do with it everything.
Password ...
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SBS2011 Standard Shares not showing up to date shared files for Server 2008 on same network
I have a SBS2011 Standard server with a number of files shares in place. On my Server 2008 R2 database server, I am connecting to \SBS2011-Server\IT\Installers\SomeFolder. I can see two files in that ...
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Shared folders Domain Controller not visible on Linux
I'm having a small problem with access to shared folders on a Domain Controller from Linux.
Here is my setup:
1) Windows 2008 R2 SP1 - DC
2) Windows XP SP 3
3) Linux Debian 6 + Samba server + ...
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Need prompt for credentials from computer outside domain in a domain network
I have a computer (Com1) which is connected to a network that is part of a domain (Dom1). On my Windows 2008 R2 server (Serv1), which is a part of the domain, I have a share called Program. The share ...
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Sharing EFS encrypted
I have standalone, nodomain server. EFS is used on this server for one folder. How to share the encrypted folder? Users on the server are created locally. I tried to export the owner folder ...
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Shares not working on boot need to reinstall “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks” on server every morning to fix
I had a problem a few days ago see question here: Can no longer access computer or network shares to my server from any other computers on the network
The fix that I found does in fact work however ...
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What is the best way to migrate to a new file share in a new domain?
I am looking to move a file share (100 GB or so) from one domain/server to a new domain and server. I would like to do this with little to no downtime and if possible I would like to be able to map ...
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Can no longer access computer or network shares to my server from any other computers on the network [closed]
A funny thing happened this afternoon.
After a restart of my home server (that I use as a testing environment for websites and as a backup for files on the other computers on the network) which is ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 can't connect to shares using FQHN or IP - System Error 64
I have a server that can't connect to shares using FQHN or IP. I can ping other servers by IP and FQHN. I have rebooted the server and still no luck.
The error is:
System error 64 has occurred.
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Re-label Windows Volumes to get round re-creating all shares
I am in the process of migrating all the data from one (1 TB) volume (not C:) on an AD server to a new 4 TB one. I have copied all the data including the FolderRedirection and Profile stuff as well as ...
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Windows, File share - abysmally slow and swapping?
Given:
A server with 2008 R2 Standard.
16 GB RAM in use for Hyper-V and OS, very low activity.
A separate RAID 5 for files, on it 500gb files (1.5 gb/file about)
A process on another machine reading ...
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Mapping network share with different credentials
We have a Windows 2008R2 server which can be connected via Remote Desktop. We have some applications running (Scheduled / build etc) in the server
One of our application needs to copy / access files ...
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Diagnosing windows file server performance issues, utilities?
We've been having a ton of performance issues on our windows server 2008 R2 file server in the office of late. We've been trying to pinpoint the issue for ages but can't work it out.
We have 4 ...
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Reducing search impact on Windows 2008 file servers
Our file server (Windows 2008 R2) is using iSCSI volumes for storage. When someone searches for a file in one of the shared drives, it takes an awful amount of time before the results come up and of ...
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Managing folder access by subfolder permissions to simplify management on windows share
I have a Windows shared folder that contains a two level hierarchy. The permissions are managed by security groups. The interesting permissions are set in the second level. A first level folder should ...
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NETWORK SERVICE is unable to save to a network path
I've done some extensive research on this and I've tried every suggestion I have seen. I am troubleshooting an application that runs a "scheduler" service to periodically export *.txt files to a ...
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Shared folders not available when connected to Windows Server 2008 R2 via SSL VPN
When a user(from a WAN/Windows 7 Professional desktop) is connected via SSTP/SSL VPN, shared folders are not available. But if the same user logs in via within LAN/office-PC, gets to see all the ...
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Cant access Windows shared folder over VPN
I've got a server running Windows 2008 R2
This server is in a datacenter outside of our office.
Our office firewall is configured for VPN tunnelling, to connect our office with the data centre.
I ...
