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Company Servers Unable to Communicate Between One Another (On Same Network)
I want to make sure and provide as much detail as possible to try to get this resolved or at the very least, figured out. If you need more information, please let me know and I will happily provide it....
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Windows folder share permissions
I suppose this is straightforward but can't get a solution for it. When i share a windows folder (server 2012) and set its permissions (share or ntfs) then if someone from the network writes "\\...
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Why would Windows 10 workstation give "Connecting" popup when saving file to network?
We have our main file server "Files" on a Windows 2012 R2 server which works fine for nearly every workstation. A couple however, both of which are Windows 10, are having an issue when ...
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CNAME (pointing to the same server) asks for credentials
Let's say I have two Windows Servers:
dc1
dc2
And I have a CNAME record:
MyFileServer (pointing to dc2)
If I from dc1 opens share \\MyFileServer\c$, then it works fine.
If I from dc2 opens share \\...
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Can't access folders with special characters on mounted windows cifs share
I've got an issue on a Debian(11.3) server we host, I mounted a windows server share through cifs and fstab but when I try to access or list a few folders which contains special characters like "...
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File Explorer closes when viewing mapped drives and other SMB Shares
We've been dealing with an issue involving File Explorer closing, seemingly randomly, when viewing mapped network drives and other SMB Shares. The network connection(s) to these locations are not lost,...
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Advice needed on migrating shares from a 2003 DC to a new 2012: how can I avoid breaking my software install GPOs?
I've finally virtualized our entire server infrastructure and I'm ready to start migrating to our bought Windows server 2019. Since our current setup is based on Windows Server 2003 we obviously have ...
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Prevent users to drop image files in a shared folder
I have a folder that is shared on the network. That folder contains a lot of files, documents, images, etc.
I would like that users can put any kind of files in the folder but NO images (JPG).
I can't ...
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Unable to remove network share credentials under 2012 R2 from programmed task
I am used a backup software (under Windows Server 2012 R2) that seems to use smb to write to the remote backup device. I have realized that, upon completion, credentials are "still there" so a ...
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Gray Xs affecting one network folder
Preface: I realize this has been posted a few times within TechNet and other forums, but everything references either file sync or NTFS permissions, both which do not seem to be the issue unless I am ...
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Map a share that runs on a server not joined to the windows domain
We have a Windows domain. I have to set up a Windows server file share without joining the server to the domain and map the share as a drive on everyone's computer. They will all need RW access to the ...
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Issue accessing network share via smartcard from different domain
I am currently using Yubikey smartcards to authenticate users within a Domain (Domain B). Login and network shares are working perfectly.
However, when accessing Domain B's network share from another ...
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Issue with mapping the share drive permanently
Permanently mount network share without the need for log on? (Windows)
the above almost worked for me. But I have ran into an issue,
I am able to get the share drive mapped as stated above using "...
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Printer generated PDF corrupting file permissions/file
So I am at a loss on this one.
Our TOSHIBA e-STUDIO3005AC printer has been operating perfectly for ~2 years. In the last month, whenever someone scans a document, the pdf will be deposited into our ...
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Windows File Server Rebuild
I'm rebuilding a Windows file server for our corporate share.
Is there any reason to use Dynamic Disk over Basic Disk or is it better to just leave it as Basic?
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AWS redundant file share solution for Windows
We are looking for a recommendation on setting up a redundant file share in AWS. AWS does provide the Amazon EFS (Elastic File Service), though it only supports NFS and doesn't play well with windows ...
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Sharing drives to non domain users
we use our server only as a giant NAS drive for most users. So far I have been using Windows Professional on the client machines, but think this may be overkill. Can I share the drives to machines ...
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Parallel life of DFS shared files?
That's a weird one.
We have 3 servers (Windows Server 2012 R2) with DFS-N and DFS-R sharing and syncing same folders between themselves. We have those folders mapped on clients as network drives like ...
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Not Allow Download from Windows Server Network Share
I have a network share (SMB) on our file server (Windows 2012 R2) that will be holding sensitive data. I am trying to figure out how I can limit access to not allow anyone accessing the share to ...
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Share a folder on server with a workstation
Suppose we have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (MS Virtual Machine), than we access remotely via RDP to edit some files in a folder (say, "D:\MyProject").
The problem is that we have a team of 3 ...
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Access denied connecting to a share using Windows 10
On a Windows 2012 R2 computer a folder is shared, let us call it 'SharedFolder'. A Group called 'AccessSharedFolder' containing me has Read-Access to this folder on NTFS Level. Shared Level is: ...
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Windows Server loses path configuration on desktop shortcut
My remote desktop server users are having a lot of problems because, from time to time, one shortcut on their desktop loses its path.
The program is installed in C:\MyApp\app.exe but due to app ...
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Network share Bare Metal Restore not seeing images
My 2012 Essentials R2 server is backed up to an ISCSI drive. Yesterday both disks in my RAID0 decided to die, so I am having to do a BMR from the backup. Steps I have taken:
New RAID0 logical drive ...
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Windows Share Migration
So I was tasked (noob here) with migrating a server 2008r2 shares to a new server 2012. However, upon completing the directory copy, some users where getting access denied messages or would only be ...
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Map Azure File Service Share with GPO / Login script
I created a Azure File Service shared folder. It comes with a net use script to map the drive. I would like to deploy a logon script that maps the drive automatically. When I try to deploy a User ...
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How to detect unused windows server shared folders
We have inherited a fileserver that holds a bunch (about 100) nested shared folders. For example:
D:\L1 > shared as L1
D:\L1\L2 > shared as L2
D:\L1\L2\L3 > shared as L3
I am currently ...
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Issue affecting general performance in Server 2012 R2
Back in 2016, We deployed a solution for one of our customers that was an Windows 2012 R2 RDS solution with 2 session host servers, a web server, a couple of file servers, a SQL server and an exchange ...
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Can no longer access SMB shares to a Windows server after 2016 upgrade
I've got a file server which hosts a load of SMB shares.
The users in this domain have mapped drives to the shares and use them on a daily basis.
I upgraded the OS on the Fileserver from 2012 R2 to ...
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Shared drive, copy permissions to new accounts to view files in old domain server
Ok this is a bit of a hard scenario.
We are in the middle of a domain migration, we aren't doing it all at once which means gradually we will move users over at a time. This means that we need to be ...
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UNC path network connection error 0x80004005
I'm attempting to connect to Windows Server 2016 Standard Version 1607 (OS Build 14393.1715) via UNC path \\MyServer\F$
I receive the following error after a few moments:
I am a Domain Admin
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Create share inside another share in Windows Server
What is the proper way for creation a share inside another? I need to share subdirectory of share to another division (div2). And I have to secure it from change name of this directory by div1... ...
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Avoid Windows shared folder to be read by every one in the network
My folder is located at D:\folder in a server. Inside the "folder", there are 2 subfolders called "one" and "two".
I would like to set the "one" folder to be read by "A" user only, while the "two" ...
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User ACEs in ACL for created directories outside AD Security Group Control
We control access to our file shares using Security Groups in AD.
\ZONE
ZONE Group (Read & Execute, This Folder only)
ZONE-Write Group (Modify, This folder, subfolders and files)
user "rick....
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UNC Path Issues: One Way Only
So I have an interesting issue where I have a stretched Server2012r2 domain (all servers running Server2012R2 and fully up to date) that spans two data centers; let's call them SiteA and SiteB. The ...
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Disable file locks on a read-only Windows File Share
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On a Windows Server (2012R2 or 2016), I want to configure a file share offering a following functionality
some users, publishers group, have a write access to the share; these users are ...
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Access hidden/administrative Windows file share with UNC path from task or windows service
These administrative file shares seem to contain some magic which is either poorly documented or very hard to get to. There is a lot of information of various aspects but nothing seem to apply exactly ...
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Share 2 folders by same name and accessing those by IP Address
I am using Window Server 2012 R2,
Configured multiple IPs (192.168.10.137 and 10.0.2.25)
I have 2 folders in server
D:\Client1\ProductData
D:\Client2\ProductData
Is it possible to share and ...
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Windows network shares still visible (and accessible) with "file and printer sharing" deactivated
I just migrated a windows server VPS to a new one (Windows Server 2012 R2) and realized that even though "Turn off file and printer sharing" is selected for all available network profiles (Public/...
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Server 2012 R2 - Hangs at shut down or restart
We have an odd situation with some of our servers where they don't appear to be able to shut down or restart without having to hard power them off manually.
At first I assumed it was just a one-time ...
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FSRM move old files to network drive
My file server is getting full. How can I use FSRM (File Server Resource Manager 2012R2) to move old files to another server? I can map a network drive on the file server. But when creating an expired ...
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Cannot access Shared File in LAN but WAN
I could not access my Shared File in LAN but if I use public IP address, it can be accessed. Can anyone give me hints? Both machine are Win server 2012R2
This is an error screenshot
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Auditing files in Windows Server 2012 R2 is too basic?
I have a TS on which I want to monitor who creates files (and when) inside a shared folder.
I have noticed that this is attainable using Auditing but I have noticed that the monitor options are ...
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Why Does the Print$ Share Exist on Some Servers and How Do I Disable It
I am trying to cleanup my server file shares on all of my Windows Server 2012R2 servers. About half of my servers have a print$ share even though they do not share any printers (only 2 of my servers ...
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File share over site-to-site VPN (DFS enabled)
I have two sites with servers with DFS and one site with just two VPN site-to-site to the other two sites with the servers.
The users can't acess the file share via \\domain.local\SHARE but they can ...
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Windows Share Permissions VS NTFS Permissions Issue
I'm experiencing some weirdness in Windows Server Share permissions that I cannot explain. Here's an illustration of my issue:
The user has 'Full Control' on the 'Share' permission tab
The user is ...
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Need to create persistent share between Linux and Windows Server 2012 r2, options?
So we have a need for this type of share, and I'm not sure how best to do this.
Basically files will be created on a Centos 6.x box, and that directory (and the files that are created) need to be ...
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Server 2012 R2 Shared folder read permissions issue
We just migrated a spanned shared volume from a 2003 server to a 2012 Windows Server (migration took place by detaching vmdks from the old vm and attaching them to newer one). This did not effect ...
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Adding shared printer from 2012R2 Print Server: Access denied
Windows Server 2012R2 (x64)
Set "in" domain1
Enabled Print and Document Services role with Print Server and LPD Service services
Accessible with user account domain2\user
Shared printer (LPT1/Generic/...
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Easily manage and duplicate folder permissions on Windows Server AD
Context: Imagine I have 3 group of users (X, Y and Z), and the following folders:
[Folder] : [Groups who have access]
Folder A : X, Y, Z
---- Folder 1 : X, Y
---- Folder 2 : Y, Z
---- Folder 3 : X, ...
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How to configure two separate networks with one server two Nics?
I have one server (win server 2012 R2) that have two NICs with two separate networks, my problem is I can't configure because network (B) has its internet connection from an modem but network (A) not ...
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