Windowd File Sever 2003 Migration
I'm in the process of wanting to add more storage and update/migrate 2003 to 2012 without disrupting file shares/security settings. I know there isn't a upgrade path from 32bit to 64bit and...
View Article2008r2 Delete Permission allows for Creating and Saving Files?
Here's what I want to do: Give the ability to read/write/modify but not deleteExtra info:shares are set up using GP.Here's my topography:Shared-Drives folderDepartment1 shareDepartment2 shareand so onI...
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Server 2012R2 Cluster Serice Wont start
Hello All,Please forgive me as I'm currently a novice with clustering in MS Server. Current EnvironmentWe have 3 MS 2012 servers HV1,HV2,LYNC currently clustered in cluster named HVCLUSTER1I'm adding...
View ArticleServer Crash on Friday
Hello, our Domain Controller crashed on Friday due to a power fluctuation while it was shutting down. As a result, we had to restore from a backup over the weekend which didn't go smoothly. This led...
View ArticleBlind FTP File Drop For Free?
Hello SpiceWorks Community!First time question asker and i hope I'll be answering more than i am asking in the future! lolWhat i am trying to do is create a way for customers to upload files but not be...
View ArticleWindows Domain 2008 R2 - password resets
I am running windows server 2008 R2. I have GPO set that users must change passwords every 90 days. Is there a way to find out how much longer the user has until their next password change?thanks!
View ArticleSame DLL Version Issues Two Different Apps
I have a two programs that use the same 3rd party framework in their code. They use 2 ocx and 2 dll files. One program has a newer version then the other. When one program is installed and working...
View ArticleFile Auditing Server 2008 R2
When I enable the "Audit Object Access" policy on the file server (Windows Server 2008 R2) through "Local Security Policies" and configure auditing on 1 particular file, the event logs seem to capture...
View ArticleRobocopy command to copy all shares within a server
If I want to move everything on one server to another server without specifying a specific share, is that possible.For Example, I have a server \\data and multiple shares within that I want to move to...
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2012 Standard and Deduplication
I have an HP StoreEasy 1630 with Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard.There is one iSCSI target configured on the HP StoreEasy 1630.One iSCSI initiator is connected to the target. This other server is...
View ArticleWindows Home Server operation cannot be completed.
OK all I've tried a lot of suggestions on this problem and can't get it. I have a 2k8 server that was backing up to this (it's a developer box not really a server) 20 days ago and randomly stopped....
View ArticleServer 2012R2 RDP Shortcuts
Let me preface this by saying I know Server 2012/Win8 has a learning curve associated with it but the interface is really throwing me for a loop. That being said, I usually RDP into servers but can't...
View ArticleMissing 100 MB MS Access MDB
Hi Gurus,I have important MS Access MDB with size 100 MB plus. It is saved on shared folder of Windows 2003 server. It is missing and the user said he process it last night. My scheduled shadow copy is...
View ArticleFalse negatives on inventory scan Hyper-V 2012 core
Minor panic over and I'm able to breathe again.I have a few continual scans set up in Spiceworks monitoring switches / servers / VM / Printers etc. This is a recent addition as I wanted to get the full...
View ArticleVolume shadow copies
How do you calculate how much disk space is needed to enable this?I have used it in the past on small volumes but I was thinking of enabling it on our new file server which currently has 6TB of data...
View ArticleCan't open network files from Windows Search results
After upgrading from SBS2003 to SBS2011, when a user tries to open a network file from a Windows Explorer search they get the following error (this particular error is an Adobe Acrobat error because...
View Articlesingle user login on windows 2008 server
Is there a way to configure a windows 2008 server on a domain so that domain users can log into a single computer at a time and can only log into another after the user has logged off the first...
View ArticleHow to prevent Server 2003 rebooting upon log off when a restart is pending?
This issue is related to Windows Update forcing a restart when the last session logs off Server 2003. Updates have been installed and a restart is pending. Obviously this is problematic if the last...
View ArticleAnother small question about licensing?
So I'm looking at CAL's for Windows Server 2012 and I can't seem to find what I need. I'm looking for the CAL's that allow X amount of connections to the server at any one time, not the ones that are a...
View ArticleScheduled task on Event in server 2003?
Hey guys,On server 2008 I found a powershell script which sends a mail as soon as it detects an account getting locked out.However I was wondering if this would also work with Server 2003. The eventID...
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