Windows Server 2008 R2 DNS crash
Hi,On my domain I was running 2 DNS servers, the primary was Sever2008 R2and the secondary Sever2003. The primary crash and had to be rebuilt, but it can not configured as DNS. A error pops up...
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Cannot take write permissions on certain files
I am doing some testing moving over some home directories from an old file server to a new file server. This morning, I performed a few robocopies from old to new. I used a few test accounts and got...
View ArticleWindows 2003
Hello..Do you know anybody where is the Feature and role option in windows 2003? Like we know that- server role and feature in Server manager in 2008 R2..But where is in windows 2003 ??
View ArticleYou don't currently have permission to access this folder
I am running Windows 2008 R2 Storage Server. When I open the drive that has a list of files I need, It opens the drive just fine. When I try to open a folder on that drive, It pops up this error that...
View ArticleWant to learn about Server 2012 R2 Essentials?
Microsoft Virtual academy now has training for Server 2012 R2 Essentials.http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2014/02/26/windows-server-2012-r2-essentials-technical-traini...
View ArticleServer 2012 Active Directory Problem
Let me start by saying, please be patient as I am a newbie to Active Directory.I have two Server 2012 setup for both Active Directory but when the "main" server goes offline for one reason or another...
View ArticleServer 2003 and spiceworks
as of right now we are running server 2003 in a Citrix environment. this is not going to change any time soon. where XP is end of life. however 2003 is not and the version of IE that is on server 2003...
View ArticleClone Server 2003R2 on Laptop
Hi,I have a production Dell PowerEdge R610 server running 2003R2 that is using file based backup only. Is urgent that we change to a reliable form of complete full image backup. What would be the best...
View ArticleServer Installation
Dear All I have to create an additional domain controller on another location .Primary Domain Controller is in Location 1. Planning Location 2 with additional domain controller. same Windows server...
View ArticleSystem Center Data Protection Manager best practice?
Hi Everyone..What is your opinion on best practice on hard drive space for DPM?I have a 2950 with 8tb of available space on the internal drives and 30tb on an attached MD1000.My understanding is that...
View ArticleDeleting temp files now that disk cleanup is missing
Well ok I know that CleanMgr can be copied back and run manually but what does everyone else do on Production Windows servers now to clean-up temp files?I did once start to put together a batch file to...
View ArticleFiles and folders randomly dissapearing
Our small company has one server (2008) and pcs and laptops on windows 7 and 8. Most users connect using a VPN. We are still using office 2003 (upgrading soon hopefully)Just recently files and folders...
View ArticleTake ownership then reset permissions
I have an urgent issue that I am dealing with. Tonight we are in the process of migrating our file server from one NAS drive to another NAS drive. I have a robocopy in place, and things are working...
View ArticleBest practices in server drive setup
I'm moving to a virtual environment and so of course setting up a lot of servers. One thing I've done so far is split my sql server onto another box and plan to have an application server.On my sql...
View ArticleShadow Copies wiped out.
I have a Windows 2008 File Server which we have shadow copies running on 1 volume M-F 8-6 which gives us about a 1 weeks worth. This morning I was shocked to see that all my shadow copies were gone...
View ArticleFailover - Server 2012
Hey fellow IT Pros.I have a quick question that might sound dumb, but I don't have time to research/test it properly.We have several servers that are running 2012 now and we just got a new one that has...
View ArticleDomain rename using server 2008 R2 rendom tools, do i need to use XDR-fixup?
OK so I am going to be doing a domain rename and I've now confused myself.we are running in a server 2008 R2 domain level, two 2008 R2 DC'sand exchange 2003now i am confused, do i need to run...
View ArticleOffice Web Apps on Server 2012 R2
Anyone know if Office Web Apps will run on 2012 R2?The TechNet documentation doesn't say R2, but it doesn't say it's not supported. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610562.aspxI ran across...
View ArticleHow to link a UNC path to a new server
We recently migrated our fileservers to a NetApp solution and in the process, changed the names of our shares from "fileserv" to "netapp01". Is there an easy way to create a DNS pointer or something so...
View ArticleGrant NTFS permissions to... a service on a remote PC?
Problem: I need to find a way to grant full or modify permission on a server share to a service that is running on a different computer.Details:FortiVoice Phone system has an optional call collector...
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