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Unable to write to Windows file share "not enough space" yet drive has 10Gb free
I've got a system running Windows Server 2016 Standard.
It's got multiple file shares running from a common drive.
Periodically, I get an error when trying to save data to a file share on that drive.
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File shares inacessible after server update
So I applied the 2021-9 updates on one of our Windows 2016 Server yesterday.
The server was configured with a File Sharing role and the share had been working smoothly for more than a year, no glitch ...
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How to give permissions to local computers using computers' MAC addresses in Windows Server 2016 for file sharing
I have the following issue:
I have a server with Windows Server 2016, and I need to use it only for saving, reading, and modifying files with file sharing.
The way I have the restrictions is with ...
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How to allow file to be executed but don't allow user to view folder content in File Explorer?
I have a folder of executables that users have read and execute permissions on. They also have a link on their desktop to run them. Is there anyway to still allow them to execute these files but not ...
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File Share files wont execute
I have a Windows Server 2016 which is hosting a small file share. I have full control of the fileshare (from the root drive to every file) and even the "everyone" group have permission to execute ...
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Files locked for on user on Windows Server 2016
I am running a file server on Windows Server 2016 with ~15 users. One user has a lot of difficulty accessing files on the shared drive. The following occurs:
Many (sometimes all) files are locked and ...
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how to prevent windows server 2016 share from holding file locks after a disconnects?
I have a Windows Server 2016 server with a file share that clients have write permissions to. Sometimes clients disconnect while the client has file locks that are not released.
Here is a view using ...
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After disabling SMB v1 on server and workstations, files from mapped drive get "Invalid Signature" error when opened
For a newly installed Domain Controller I uninstalled SMB v1 and created a GPO that would disable SMB v1 on the domain-joined PC's in an attempt to reduce the effects of a ransomware infection.
I've ...
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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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Simple network resource share inhibited by catch 22 password issue
This is a very basic network I'm dealing with in which one machine in an office is running Windows Server 2016 and currently acting as nothing more than a data server with plans to leverage it for ...
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Windows Server network share only accessible via localhost, even when disabling firewall
I'm running Windows Server 2016 in a home network to do stuff like file sharing. As of today, I have been unable to connect to my network shares from any computer in and outside of the network so I ...
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Server 2016 File Server Best Practices [closed]
We are going to replace our old 2008R2 file server with Server 2016. We only have about 50 shares but about 20 TB and growing of Data. I get the share permissions and NTFS and most restrictive which ...
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Allow Non-Domain Computers To Access File Share But Require Authentication
I would like to know how to setup a file share that non-domain computers can access but still be authenticated by the credentials they provide to see what folders and files they have access too (...
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Hide a normal share when the share is already under DFS share?
I'm wondering if it is possible to hide the normal windows file server share when that same share has been published via DFS on the same server?
To clarify, say I'm running DFS on a server called ...
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