Updating DFS Namespace and Replication group after renaming shares
We need to rename three of our DFS shared folders. All servers are running Win2k8 R2. Currently we have the following:Namespace - \\anycompany.corp.com\HQFiles (folder targets are Operations,...
View ArticleFile Server Migration Wizard not copying NTFS permissions properly?
I'm using the File Server Migration Toolkit 1.2 x64 to migrate file shares from an old Server 2008 R2 server to a new Server 2012 R2 server. Both servers are still active AD DCs in the same...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup error code 2155347997
Hello all, I'm trying to backup our most crucial application server, but not having any luck. OS is 2008 R2.The error listed in WSB for System State is"The operation was stopped. Detailed error: The...
View ArticleServer Overhwhelmed...
I have a client who called me this morning to say everything was incredibly slow. I went to login remotely to the server using RDP and I could not, I never got to the login screen. I tried to get to...
View ArticleFile Server Indexing
What do you use for indexing large amounts of data in the file servers? Our company has around 4 TB of art files and cut files that artists need to find. Searching all the drives is way too slow. We...
View ArticleRemote desktop users login with temporary profiles. Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise
I'm having some issues with remote desktop profiles on our new server.Recently we bought a new server which I set up and is running Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise. I added it was a second domain...
View Article"modified date" of folder changes
I have an issue where a user has a folder that was created near the end of last year. The lone file has the proper date, but as of today, the folder it was in has the date "8/12" - the file is the...
View ArticleWindows File ACL's
Good Afternoon Everyone,I am trying to set the correct permission for a shared folder and sub folders.I have 3 groups accessing the share. Group One has access to all directories and can delete and...
View ArticleHow Long does "Upgrading Forest" take when adding Server 2012 R2 to 2003 Domain?
I'm getting a little nervous about how long this is taking. Does anyone have an idea how long it should take or how to tell if it has failed?The installation appears to be running fine but it has now...
View Articlenew server installed should i go with 2008 r2 or Essentials 2012
I'm torn between going with Microsoft 2008 r2 or Essentials 2012 installation on a server that i have sitting at home.Supermicro i3 Intel16gigs expanding to 24gigs2-250gig 2.5 sata drives installed in...
View ArticleRemote desktop with security
I need to configure Remote Desktop services in server 2008r2 with securitycan u please guide me how to configure Remote desktop services for LAN and WAN user with security (what kind of security we can...
View ArticleWDS - Deploying Images to particular client(s) (groups) (via IP address?)
We're about to install and configure a WDS server to deploy Windows images to client PCs here at work. We're trying to make it so that it can deploy certain images to certain workgroups because the...
View ArticleServer 2008 bulk password reset
Hello,I am trying to reset the password for multiple users(in OUs). No luck with dsmod so far. Is there command syntax for this in server 2008 cmd or powershell? Thanks a lot.
View ArticleSoftware to look for non-default Windows/IIS/AD Settings?
Does such a thing exist?I'm getting fed up of clearing up after colleagues and finding they have changed settings on a new server build from their defaults, It would be nice if i could run it against...
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Can't connect to remote servers using Server Manager on Win7 desktop
When attempting to connect to remote Server 2008 r2 servers I get the following error-I have done the winrm quickconfig command, but the server tells me that it is already setup for remote...
View ArticleServer 08 R2 Backup failures.. 3 of them
So this is strange, past few days 3 of our customers servers have backup issues on 2008 R2. Windows Server Backup fails, "Shared protection point cant be created 0x81000101"Whats this? Anyone else...
View ArticleDrive maps or shortcuts to shared folders?
Hey all,I created some drive mappings for a few departments many moons ago, but lately when I have to give someone access to a shared folder, I've just been creating a shortcut to the shared folder on...
View ArticleVM Routing woes
Hi, GuysSo, I set up a new server 2008 r2 (64-bit) to replace my old Spiceworks server.I successfully imported my database and it's been working happily since May.However, occasionally, the server...
View ArticleWindows Certification Authority
I am moving my 2003 DCs to 2012 R2 DCs and currently have a Print Server, Certification Authority, IIS and Radius and among the normal DNS, DHCP and AD on the old boxes. I am moving to virtual...
View Articleiscsi losing share
I have a synology Diskstation connected to a 2008R2 AD server using iscsi for shared folders. for some odd reason it keeps erasing the share settings and share permissions. Any ideas?
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