DFS across domains
We are currently setting up DFS within a multi company organisation across different sites. On the main site we have a main DFS hosting all the primary domain namespaces which replicates all its data...
View ArticleWorkFolders Windows 10
Hello,I´m currently testing out WorkFolders for Windows 10(Official release) but I´m unable to get this working. There is no problem with Windows 8.1 Error message: (Sync Stopped. Can´t encrypt files)...
View ArticleHow to convert ReFS disk to NTFS?
When I created my file server, apperantly I have created ReFS instead of NTFS. Which is bad for my DFS replication. As you all know for sure, I cannot create replication between these machines because...
View ArticleHow to remove DFS sysvol replications?
Hello all!I am having trouble regarding these two sysvols. I cannot delete them and also I cannot remove the DFS. There is an error says that I need to remove the server from all replications. And this...
View ArticleHow to keep File Server Folder Permission Not to change after fresh OS...
Hi There,I have an issue with file server migration.I have my file server running with Windows2012 Standard Evaluation version which has a D drive capacity of 1TB consisting of many folder which have...
View ArticleRobocopy and NTFS Permissions
Maybe I am asking the impossible. I have two file servers; the source and destination server. Another Admin copied (didn't use robocopy) a Folder with all it's subdirectories from source to...
View ArticleThe security ID structure is invalid
Unable to assign permission on any DFS folder (NAS Storage). I can add individual user account any give any type of permission but unable to add any newly created group. Error Messag: Unable to save...
View ArticleWant to test using Work Folders with data on NAS?
Hi, I'm from the Work Folders team in Microsoft. In discussions with customers, I've learnt that some people want to keep their user data on the NAS devices.We'd like to validate some design thinking...
View ArticleReplace Dead Raid-5 Disk
Good day everyone,a drive in my Raid-5 array has bitten the dust. I use Microsoft Software Raid-5 (Windows Server 2008 R2), and now that I have returned the dead drive and procured a new one, I need to...
View Articleaccess based enumeration does not work on domain controller
I have a file server 2012 R2 and can enable access based enumeration on it and this server is in the HQ but cannot enable this feature on the Domain controllers(file server) in the branches why this...
View ArticleIs Shadow copies and DFSR working good together?
Hi!I wondering about DFS-R and Volume Shadow copies. I have DFS-R folders to multiple different remote locations that all users access through a DFS-namespace. Will DFSR and VSC work together?Some...
View ArticleFSR to DSFR
If I migrate my parent domain to DSFR, how then does the parent domain DC's replicate to the child domain DC's still using FSR? I understand it is a per domain setting, but how do they domain talk to...
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Set approved/secure file type for anonymous users?
Windows 2008r2, IE9I'm working on a farm that has 100+ anonymous users per node. Currently, when a user attempts to open a .pdf, they get a popup asking if they want to save or open a file. My client...
View ArticleGPO for Specific Folder to have permission of Read and Write
Hi,I am having a group on my Domain Controller Let's Say XYZ and with the same name having a folder on my Domain Client machine. What i need is the user of that group XYZ have the only permission to...
View ArticleEvent ID 55 - File system structure is corrupt and unusable
Hi,We have started recieving this error on one of our Windows Server 2008 Std 64bit servers. The primary role of this server is File Services which hosts a 1TB data volume (RDM) that we replicate...
View ArticleWorkFolders Windows 10
Hello,I´m currently testing out WorkFolders for Windows 10(Official release) but I´m unable to get this working. There is no problem with Windows 8.1 Error message: (Sync Stopped. Can´t encrypt files)...
View ArticleIs it sensible to use shadow copies (previous versions) with DFSR?
I have a 2012r2 server at the centre of a hub and spoke DFSR with 6 other servers.I am considering implementing shadow copies to enable "previous versions" every couple of hours.However there is...
View ArticleFacing read only access for my files
I am facing read only as the same file is not open anywhere please help me for the same ASAP.
View ArticleDFS replication not working
Hello, I have a Windows 2008 R2 server in a DFS replication group with a Windows 2008 32bit server. replication has worked in the past but now its not replicating. There are no errors in any of the...
View Article2012 R2 Storage Spaces - Split a mirrored virtual disk and keep data
HiI have a storage pool containing 2x physical disks. I have created a mirrored virtual disk on top of those physical disks, occupying all the space.I would like to split this pool/mirror back into 2...
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