Something is dying on that box, or you've got some sort of weird memory leak. Those would be my preliminary guesses.
For permissions manipulation, use FileACL ( http://www.gbordier.com/gbtools/fileacl29.htm) OR SetACL ( http://helgeklein.com/setacl/feature-set/) * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Tom Miller <tmil...@hnncsb.org> wrote: > Hey Folks, > > I have a Windows 2008 server that's been giving me troubles for a week or > so. I have to reboot it (force power off) to get it to respond again. The > server is fine for a day or two when I reboot it, I can access it normally, > then access to the file system (this is a vanilla file server) becomes > slower, and I never get fully logon once the slowness starts. The server > has been in production a few years. > > After the reboot I don't see anything in the event logs to indicate any > issues like I'd expect. > > There are probably firmware and driver updates available, so I'm going to > start there. Anything else? > > I might just destroy and rebuild it. The file system has some pretty > complicated perms, so what are your favorite utilities to backup/restore > permissions (other than backup software). > > Tom > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin