Re: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Steven Peck
Why would they be creating random shares? We have a DFS root and shares we create now, but even before DFS, every share has a _r and _m (read and modify) group created. Support Center and Security groups here add/remove people to or from those groups to grant / remove access. We do NOT grant sha

RE: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Ziots, Edward
The only folks with full control on the folders, is the local administrators, the local administrators are highly restricted to about four people in this new arrangement, therefore the helpdesk folks wouldn't even have full control on the underlying NTFS structure because even then they could basic

Re: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
I never used a snapin to apply NTFS permissions, I might be missing something. Does it give you something that the right click security doesn't? I apply ntfs permissions through windows shares. My daily user account has full control over a select group of folders on our file server. I can access

RE: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Ziots, Edward
I am not sure, I can tell you if I login to the server as a Power user, I can create the share, and permissions accordingly as needed. If I try this via shared folders snapin remotely, I can't see the drives accordingly, nor create a folder, etc etc, as a power user of the system. Compmgmt.as msc s

Re: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
As in file permissions? On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Ziots, Edward wrote: > Yep, > > > > Looks like we are going to have to go that way, problem is they field a lot > of calls about permissions and directories and not gaining access, etc etc, > which is just going to now fall on the Server

RE: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Ziots, Edward
Share permissions and file permissions, they usually access both through Shared folders snapin, but I just ripped Admin rights away from them in Windows 2008 R2 systems accordingly, and they can't do it that way anymore which means retraining, they claim on their part. Its been all a mess for a whi

Re: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
Reread the initial email. If someone from the server group creates the share, and the helpdesk group has full control on the NTFS permissions they can change permissions from the share, no? On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Jonathan Link wrote: > As in file permissions? > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010

Re: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
As in file permissions? On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Ziots, Edward wrote: > Yep, > > > > Looks like we are going to have to go that way, problem is they field a lot > of calls about permissions and directories and not gaining access, etc etc, > which is just going to now fall on the Server

RE: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Ziots, Edward
Yep, Looks like we are going to have to go that way, problem is they field a lot of calls about permissions and directories and not gaining access, etc etc, which is just going to now fall on the Server Engineering group, more pain... more pain, because things aren't done right in the first pl

RE: Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Crawford, Scott
I would manage the permissions myself. If you don't want them to be admins, you shouldn't be making them power users either. Power Users are Admins who have not made themselves admins yet http://blogs.technet.com/b/jesper_johansson/archive/2006/03/12/421870.aspx From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi.

Windows 7 and unidentified networks

2010-09-01 Thread Tom Miller
Folks, We are using XenDesktop here for Windows 7. We have the PC images one two neworks: one is private and one is our internal network. The issue I am seeing is that Windows 7 keeps calling these networks "unidentified" and won't let me connect to any of the resources. What's the soluti

RE: I hate peer-to peer so much... (was RE: Cant Browse workgroup)

2010-09-01 Thread David Lum
Simple: Draw boundaries and stick to them - that's EXACTLY what I did. The place I just dropped? My wife's employer (and she's the office manager), I basically told them the same thing I said here - "I have tried but it's just not going to jive with my current business model and capabilities". I

Re: I hate peer-to peer so much... (was RE: Cant Browse workgroup)

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
Couple of points. The world is always smaller than you percieve it to be. Rants on an essentially public list are not a good idea. I have googled myself and seen posts I've made to this list appear elsewhere. Favors to management may not be known by all members of management. Misuse of company re

Trying to limit my helpdesk to Power User rights,

2010-09-01 Thread Ziots, Edward
I am trying as a method of locking down my Win2k8 and below servers is removing administrative rights wherever I can to the minimal level, I have setup my helpdesk folks to be Power users on one of my Windows 2008 R2 boxes, and if they login local to the box, they can create a directory and share l

RE: I hate peer-to peer so much... (was RE: Cant Browse workgroup)

2010-09-01 Thread Phillip Partipilo
Ugh, I feel your pain. I'm too busy, overworked, and underpaid, at %dayjob% where I am requested to handle duties at a very smalltime autoshop (trust me, not something I want to be doing), and its all P2P. Sure I would love to deliver them a full domain environment, but these are gearheads that

RE: Citrix XenAppPrep

2010-09-01 Thread Ken Cornetet
I use the cloning tool from citrixtools.net Here's the steps that I do: Create template by shutting down an app server and cloning to template. The only thing I do special at this point is to delete the SMS (Config Manager) certifificates. Not applicable unless you use Config Manager. Deploy t

RE: Network Graphing

2010-09-01 Thread Sam Cayze
Cacti on a JumpBox is another option too, to throw one out there. From: Garcia-Moran, Carlos [mailto:cgarciamo...@spragueenergy.com] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Network Graphing Take a look @ this http://cactiez.cactiusers.org/ you should

RE: Win2K8 remote-EFS Constrained Delegation

2010-09-01 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Ah... perhaps that explains what I just wrote to Brian regarding the need to access DC/cifs then... -sc From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Win2K8 remote-EFS Constrained Delegation Hi, We'r

RE: Old .Net App Broken

2010-09-01 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Actually, it turns out the app broke somewhere a few weeks without .Net4, I don't know what broke it specifically, but a reference wkst with only 2.0sp2 is working, I can add updates until I see what breaks, but I would rather just fix the app so avoid this reoccurring. jlc From: Michael B. Smi

Re: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Sean Martin
Although I haven't used it yet, we use MoveIT DMZ. - Sean On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Paul Hutchings wrote: > You could have a look at allardsoft as well. > > > > *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > *Sent:* 01 September 2010 15:50 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues >

RE: Citrix XenAppPrep

2010-09-01 Thread Webster
It can be used without PVS. I am not a VMware person so can offer no insight there. Carl Webster Citrix Technology Professional http://dabcc.com/Webster From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Subject: Citrix XenAppPrep Anyone using the XenAppPrep tool to deplo

Citrix XenAppPrep

2010-09-01 Thread James Rankin
Anyone using the XenAppPrep tool to deploy Citrix XenApp servers from VMWare 4 templates? Does it seem to work OK in this configuration, or is it purely for use with the Citrix Provisioning Services? TIA, JRR -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the mac

re: Does Windows 2008 R2 Server Core support running applications in Compatibility Mode?

2010-09-01 Thread Christopher Bodnar
If any one is interested: I opened a case for this with MS, to get an official answer. Here is their reply: *** Issue Definition: Does W2k8 R2 Server Core support running applications in Compatibility mode? Answer: Application server

RE: Old .Net App Broken

2010-09-01 Thread Michael B. Smith
Well, you very well may be confusing yourself. If the app broke when you installed .NET 4, just remove .NET 4. Lots of things seem to be breaking after .NET 4 gets installed... Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:

RE: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread John Aldrich
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. We're going to try DropBox as you get up to 2 gigs free. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:52 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: sending large files You

RE: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Paul Hutchings
You could have a look at allardsoft as well. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 01 September 2010 15:50 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: sending large files JPG files... L From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] Sent: Wednes

RE: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread John Aldrich
JPG files. L John-AldrichTile-Tools From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: sending large files What about if they zip the files? I did up a document a couple of years ago on how t

Re: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread IS Technical
On Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:28:59 -0400, John Aldrich wrote: >What solution do y'all use when you absolutely have to send large files? One >of my regional sales managers sent out two 15 meg pictures yesterday, >clogging up at least one mailbox. I'm aware of YouSendIt, but what other >options are ther

Re: MS Access 2003 Issues

2010-09-01 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Robert Jackson wrote: > We are having an issue currently where we try to open an Access 2000 > database with MS Access 2003 – it just crashes. We’ve tried converting said > database direct to 2003. Explain "just crashes". Error message? Have you tried doing a

Re: MS Access 2003 Issues

2010-09-01 Thread tony patton
Any time I've come across this, it usually turned out to be one of the following: 1. Corrupt database 2. Security settings in Macro Security 3. User profile issue Can you restore from the backup and see if that opens? Regards Tony Patton Desktop Support Analyst - Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049

Re: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Jeff Steward
I will add Trueshare into the mix as well. -Jeff Steward On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > DropBox, Box.net and Pando are all options. > > Then there's FTP, but that depends on the audience. > > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) > *Exploiting Tec

Re: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Jeff Steward
I will add Trueshare into the mix as well. -Jeff Steward On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Andrew S. Baker wrote: > DropBox, Box.net and Pando are all options. > > Then there's FTP, but that depends on the audience. > > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) > *Exploiting Tec

RE: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread John Aldrich
Yeah. FTP isn't really good for us..most of the people who would need it are not highly computer literate like us. J Give 'em a link they can click on and they're good. Tell 'em to go to ftp.whatever And they're lost. J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.

Re: I hate peer-to peer so much... (was RE: Cant Browse workgroup)

2010-09-01 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:25 AM, David Lum wrote: > I just dropped the only client with a peer-to-peer network because > the difference in managing 6 systems with no server is enough > that I do not find it time-effective to figure out the “peer to peer” > equivalents ... You just need a surchar

MS Access 2003 Issues

2010-09-01 Thread Robert Jackson
We are having an issue currently where we try to open an Access 2000 database with MS Access 2003 - it just crashes. We've tried converting said database direct to 2003. Again when we attempt to open, it crashes. The databases uses forms and embedded VB. The O/S of the server is Windows 2003 R2 Std

Re: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Andrew S. Baker
DropBox, Box.net and Pando are all options. Then there's FTP, but that depends on the audience. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:28 AM, John Aldrich wrote: > What solution do y’all use when y

RE: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread John Aldrich
Nice! Up to 2 Gig is free! J 15 or 20 meg shouldn’t be a problem… have to look into how the sharing works there, though… J John-AldrichTile-Tools From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:35 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: sending l

Re: I hate peer-to peer so much... (was RE: Cant Browse workgroup)

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
I can usually convince a business to get a server. Usually telling a business that they will experience more downtime (individually or collectively) and have increased support costs due to extra time required to diagnose issues like the one that kicked this discussion off. Note, you didn't hijack

RE: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Paul Hutchings
Accellion are very good. From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: 01 September 2010 14:29 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: sending large files What solution do y'all use when you absolutely have to send large files? One of my regional sales managers sent out two 15

Re: sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread Daniel Rodriguez
Dropbox comes to mind. On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:28 AM, John Aldrich wrote: > What solution do y’all use when you absolutely have to send large files? > One of my regional sales managers sent out two 15 meg pictures yesterday, > clogging up at least one mailbox. I’m aware of YouSendIt, but what o

RE: Cant Browse workgroup

2010-09-01 Thread David Lum
Whoa...thanks for that link! Dave From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:29 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Cant Browse workgroup Well, then hope you can get him to budget for Aurora when it comes out. http://www.winsupersite.com/server/aurora.asp

sending large files

2010-09-01 Thread John Aldrich
What solution do y'all use when you absolutely have to send large files? One of my regional sales managers sent out two 15 meg pictures yesterday, clogging up at least one mailbox. I'm aware of YouSendIt, but what other options are there along those lines? Thanks! John-AldrichTile-Tools

I hate peer-to peer so much... (was RE: Cant Browse workgroup)

2010-09-01 Thread David Lum
Not to hijack this thread - but I will - I just dropped the only client with a peer-to-peer network because the difference in managing 6 systems with no server is enough that I do not find it time-effective to figure out the "peer to peer" equivalents because none of my other clients nor %DAYJOB

RE: OT: RE: Probablems upgrading Vipre Home

2010-09-01 Thread Don Guyer
LOL...she's pretty much on point! Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: tony patton

RE: Another reason why VM's are grrrrrreat!

2010-09-01 Thread N Parr
In this case it was ok since it was a stand alone DC. Just my home network with exchange and few pc's. From: ron.wu...@bnymellon.com [mailto:ron.wu...@bnymellon.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Another reas

Re: Another reason why VM's are grrrrrreat!

2010-09-01 Thread Ron . Wulff
Yeah, not sure I would ever restore a DC to a backup, unless it was the last one, otherwise, I Would myself prefer to just rebuild it Nice recovery though on the chkdsk Ron J Wulff · The Bank of New York Mellon ·412-236-0494 · Mobile 412-770-6099 · ron.wu...@bnymellon.com From: "N Par

Another reason why VM's are grrrrrreat!

2010-09-01 Thread N Parr
So I shut down a DC VM yesterday and go to turn it back on and get a hosed ntoskrnl.exe upon boot. Great, another learning experience brought to you by Tuesday, the new Monday. Restore the VM Backup from day before and still have the error. So the virtual disk has been fragged for a while. I tr

RE: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
No kidding. I'm sorry, but done, should mean. DONE. Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA jra...@eaglemds.commailto:%20jra...@eaglemds.com> www.eaglemds.comhttp://www.eaglemds.com/> From: Anders Blomgren [m

RE: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Exactly... As for searching or asking on powerlink...Considering that I was thinking that somehow this might end up being a Windoze issue outside of the Celerra, and knowing how active this list was, combined with already having Level 1 support from EMC on the phone and being classified as "dat

Re: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Anders Blomgren
Ouch. Have to remember that one. Not that my cifs services get restarted any time other than a DART upgrade. -Anders On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Anders Blomgren wrote: > Which is exactly what it's supposed to say since it's in standby. > Have you asked or searched on powerlink? I remember s

Re: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Anders Blomgren
Which is exactly what it's supposed to say since it's in standby. Have you asked or searched on powerlink? I remember seeing something like this quite a while ago. There's also the procedure for renaming a cifs server which might just help if it's a secure channel issue. -Anders On Wed, Sep 1, 20

RE: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Looks like we have it figured out... apparently even though the Celerra states, "done" when you stop the CIFS services, it isn't really... you have to *WAIT* a little while before starting them again... *SIGH* Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associat

RE: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
For server2 it says what it should - it lists our two DCs and their respective IP Addresses. For server3, which is presently in standby, it says: [nasad...@nas_control dump]$ server_cifs server_3 server_3 : Cifs NOT started Security mode = NT Max protocol = NT1 I18N mode = ASCII Home Directory Sh

Re: Old .Net App Broken

2010-09-01 Thread Jonathan Link
I think I see where the error is. Apps compiled under a paricular version of the Famework continue to need that version of the framework. One of our mainline business apps requires .Net 1, .Net 2 and .Net 3.5 to function. You app may not compile under .Net 4 if the libraries it is using don't exi

Re: OT: RE: Probablems upgrading Vipre Home

2010-09-01 Thread James Rankin
I've got version 4.0. No plans for an upgrade. Performance of this version has been a vast improvement over previous incarnations. Requires much less attention and expenditure. On 31 August 2010 18:50, Daniel Rodriguez wrote: > You're on Wife 2.0?!? > > Shs, I upgraded to Wife 3.0 five years

Re: I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Anders Blomgren
What does server_cifs (or ALL) say? The celerra tends to do WINS lookups as well if it can. It'll also cache until a name dies, is stuffed and mounted. -Anders On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Raper, Jonathan - Eagle < jra...@eaglemds.com> wrote: > Hoping perhaps someone on the list has run in

I've got EMC stumped for the moment and can't access my CIFS shares...

2010-09-01 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
Hoping perhaps someone on the list has run into this. At the moment I'm about to fall asleep in front of my laptop... Situation...had a NAS checkup post a warning that it couldn't ping a DC with an APIPA address named *SMBSERVER. The APIPA address was 169.254.2.238. Discovered that one of my DC

RE: OT: RE: Probablems upgrading Vipre Home

2010-09-01 Thread tony patton
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