Q: I am moving all roaming folder to a Quantum Snap Server. Now, the way to do it worth a different thread, but the problem that might come up is because I think the Snap Servers NTFS disks.
Is this impossible? Im obviously thinking about consent, ownership, etc of the directory, which will not transfer if not NTFS.
Thanks boys.
Re:well, for the single SCSI drive server, just add a second one and use software mirroring… its not the best, but a whole lot better than nothing.
Re:hey guys,
thanks for the input. i'm sorry i haven't updated this thread with what's going on, mainly because we have been busy working on another project that needs more priority.
first, let me answer your question guy. yes, the Snapserver is running RAID5. in fact, this is exactly why we plan to move user profiles and home folder to the Snapserver, because it is currently being stored in a shared folder on the domain controller, which is (unbelievably) a single SCSI drive without any kind of redundancy whatsoever (i inherit this messy setup a few months ago, that's why i'm working hard to make my job easier by changing stuff little by little).
that said, this is what i finally did:
apparently windows would not allow roaming profile to be pointed to non-NTFS partition. but since what we really need the most is the redundancy of user's files which is really not part of the profile itself, i created a new user group that redirects user's folder to the location in the Snapserver, while keeping the profile itself stays in the old location.
this works just fine, i did the switch over the weekend and there were no complain at all from users the whole day, so i assume everything got transferred correctly.
oh, the Snapserver has this web interface where i can set the permission and ownership of a folder ala NTFS, so this will at least help to protect user files.
Cliff Notes:
1. Roaming profiles (desktop settings, user preference) stays in the old location
2. User files, My Documents, Application Data, Desktop, etc is pointed to the new location in the Snapserver
3. Snapserver has this web interface that can be used to change permission and ownership of
thanks again for everybody who contributed.
Re:is the snap server running raid? if not its a bad idea to begin with.
otherwise, you should be able to set some sort of ACL's in samba, it may be a pain and you'll probably have to go through quantums web interface on each directory, but it should work
Re:I believe it might work but there will be NO permissions on the folders at all. Basically anyone can browse the server and see all the profiles. Probably not a good idea.
Re:Yeah, I don't think it's going to work. If it does, none of the folders will have ANY protection, but you probably know this. Either way, you'll lose the permissions associated with the files and folders. I'm surprised they don't make a Snap server with NTFS.
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