[windows2000] Re: Inappropriate files on homefolder-fileserver
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:53:56 +0100
gaw@xxxxxxx <mailto:gaw@xxxxxxx> wrote on Monday, March 12, 2007 9:11 PM:
I limited the profile size to 30MB, so the profiles should be any problem.
What about shares where the users save common dept docs, will those be counted
in as well?
I feel I'm not quite up to date on the quota thing...
> I believe it's both their profiles and home directories but that you would
> need to confirm. You are correct however that this is a global setting and
> it is not applied on an individual basis. Gary ---- Sorin Srbu
> <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> gaw@xxxxxxx <mailto:gaw@xxxxxxx> wrote on Monday, March 12, 2007 3:04 PM:
>>
>> I've warned them about this. Due to politics, I haven't been able (allowed
>> really) to implement this, but I think I'm at the ways end now... Unless
>> somebody can point me to a file filter of sorts as mentioned earlier. 8-)
>>
>> Setting a forced quota to say 1GB/user should take care of most
>> problem-users.
>>
>> Am I right in believing that it's possible to increase quotas on a per
>> user basis if necessary? And what is it that's actually gets included in
>> quota? Everything a user creates everywhere, incl profiles? Or only their
>> homefolder?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Instead of going through the hassle of trying to identify inappropriate
>>> file why not just set disk qoutas - when a user complains about HD space
>>> review their Home Folder ---- Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Angus Macdonald <> wrote on Monday, March 12, 2007 9:35 AM:
>>>>
>>>> By adding some users to a whitelist or some such?
>>>>
>>>> If Windows Server Datastorage can, there m ust be some other software
>>>> that can do the same thing, right?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I can't think of a way you can automatically select only the
>>>>> inappropriate files if legit files of the same type may be present as
>>>>> well. How could a computer identify if one mp3 file is OK and another
>>>>> isn't?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
>>>>> Sent: 12 March 2007 08:28
>>>>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [windows2000] Inappropriate files on homefolder-fileserver
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Guys,
>>>>>
>>>>> This is a returning issue from time to time, with inappropriate files on
>>>>> homefolder-fileservers. Is there a way to automatically scan for and
>>>>> delete files like mp3, avi, clips of the same and such? It can't be too
>>>>> blunt, as there are some appropriate files of the kind as well (see
>>>>> below).
>>>>>
>>>>> I know Windows Server Datastorage Edition does this, but what about for
>>>>> regular Windows Server 2003? The datastorage version is not available
>>>>> for retail so I feel I'm kinda left out in the cold on this...
>>>>>
>>>>> To make things worse, some of our lecturers use mp3- and avi-files for
>>>>> some ppt-presentations.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas on how to attack this? I'm rather irritated when the weekly
>>>>> backup fails becuase the backup-server has run out of hd-space because
>>>>> there are too many avi-files backed up...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BW,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorin
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