DFSR files disappear for 10 seconds and then reappear
Hello, I have a strange issue going on. I have two servers in DFS. If I open a doc file from within the namespace, and make changes to it and SAVE, I can see that server 1 updates its timestamp...
View ArticleFile permissions don't inherit after moving to a different directory
Hello,I'm having a problem when moving files from one directory to another directory as described in the following article: ttps://support.microsoft.com/kb/2560088/en-us?wa=wsignin1.0 (please add the...
View ArticlePosted once, just making sure it's seen
So for my Networking Operating Systems class, we had to install Windows Server 2012 R2. Long story short, apparently I missed a crucial step and upgraded my Windows 8 to Windows Server smh. I have a...
View ArticleDPM after updates SQL wont start! HELP!!!
After installing the recommended updates DPM 2012 R2 fails to start, all I get is a white box.When I close the program (red cross top right) and message pop up saying mmc can't be started, managed to...
View ArticleServer 2012 WinSXS Folder is 13 gb and filling drive
Hello,So I have a Windows Server 2012 with Exchange 2013 installed on it. It's part of a domain with 6 other servers. All but one is Server 2012. They have 2 DC's, 1 File, 1 SQL, one TS, and a...
View ArticleDFS - ABE Issue HELP!!!
Used dfsutil to export stand-alone DFS on Windows 2003 then imported to Windows 2012 R2 DFS (domain namespace)The problem I'm having is I've enabled Access Based Enumeration (ABE) but each link needs...
View ArticleNTFS Permissions
We are migrating from a Novell file server to Windows Server 2012 R2. We are having issues with folder and subfolder permissions.We have a top level folder that is shared, D:\FileShare. Under...
View ArticleSet-DfsReplicatedFolder -directorynametoexlude (use of -directorynametoexlude)
Hello all,I am trying to replicate data from my old File Servers to the new ones. So far so good, except when I try to replicate folders which are already part of other replication groups. Of course,...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 file share issues - on wifi directory changes to root...
I have this strange issue and it ONLY happens on wifi. If I browse to windows share: \\hpdsfandp\common$\folder1\folder2 - within seconds explorer changes the directory back to...
View ArticleDFS folder target showing wrong site
We have 1 DFS server running 2008 R2, for some reason a few of the folder targets are showing the wrong site name. The ones that are showing incorrect when you go to the properties of the folder target...
View ArticleDFS 2012 the namespace server cannot be added access is denied new namespace...
I want to deploy a DFSR with 2 windows server 2012 in AD 2000. When I want to create the first namespace in DFS server, it end up with error "\\domain.com\share. the namespace server \\server\share...
View Articleshare ISCSI storage between two VMs
Hi everyone,I have two virtual machines (Win 2012) and want to share an ISCSI target (QNAP-based) between these servers. I can connect to the same target from two servers in the same time, however,...
View ArticleFile Server Data Drive Partition Size Question
I am setting up Windows 2012R2 Server for use as a file server The drive space is setup as follows:2 x 300GB RAID1 for the system..5 X 600GB RAID5 for the data . Which gives me approximately 1. 9 TB...
View ArticleFiles shares randomly display "Location is not available"
Hi all,I recently set up a windows 2012 file share server for departments and user folders. I've pushed the drive mappings out via group policy and on my laptop they work flawlessly. On everyone else's...
View ArticleNTFS permission
I have server 2012 standard being used as my file server. An error occurred while applying security information to: (folder path)Failed to enumerate objects in the container. Access denied.Why am i...
View ArticleDesktop Not displaying when offline from network.
My Remote User Laptops are displaying the desktop icons when they are connected to our network. When the machines go out in the field (and can't connect to our network), the desktop icons do not...
View ArticleStorage pool Space full
I know this must have been asked many times, in my lab environment my storage pool filled completely while on vacation, it will only mount in read-only which is good because I didn't lose anything, but...
View ArticleRoaming profile for certain folders only
I have a server 2008 r2 with several client PCs. Is there a way to setup a roaming profile, but only for certain folders like Documents, Desktop, Pictures... But I want to keep the other stuff like...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Deduplication Garbarge Collection eats up space
I have enabled Deduplication on a volume and it's running for a couple of weeks now. Backups are stored on this volume and dedup is doing a good job on this data (Weekly full backups +...
View ArticleAny way to recover Storage Spaces metadata?
Hello allI'll spare you the long, frankly moronic tale, but I have managed to delete the partitions that I suspect contain the glue that holds together my 4 drive storage pool. I did this whilst...
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