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re: Files getting deleted Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 8:34 am Posted by C K (6910 messages posted) This environment is the most unsecure type of security that you could have. You need a professional experienced in setting up a secure network and data control, as well as making recommendations on what you need, or need to change. It's outside of the scope of this forum to help in this instance but briefly, you have no way to track user activity on your current system from a central point. You need a managed server version of Windows on a totally different type of network and client setup. If you have a managed network or, have all Win2K machines, you can possibly lock down all workstations so that users don't have admin rights and can not delete files for instance. You can institute logging on all W2K machines with PW (password) log in and tracking. Bottom line, there is more that needs to be done than we can help with here, or what this forum is designed for.. Your best starting option is to get a training manual, for W2K on setting it up for a more secure and managed environment.. It's not easy or a simple process depending on your experience level and the hardware/software involved. On Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 1:11 am, gina wrote: >Hi i need assistance, i have a file server running win 2000. thats where users store >their data. there are no programs to manage the storage just plain old shared files. >but someone has been deleting the files, how can i trace who did , n how can i prevent >users from deleting anything. >any pointers are highly appreciated. >thanks >G. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Files getting deleted Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 9:19 am Posted by Crash Override (2170 messages posted) User and group management to restrict who has access to what. This is true regardless of whether you are using all 2000 pro workstations or if you have an actual server OS running that is housing the data. I would also suggest some training on network management as file servers and shares are the most basic of tasks that a new admin takes care of. CK is correct that it takes some work to set up, but it is not an overwhelming task the (s)he makes it out to be. Regards, Crash Override, MCP On Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 1:11 am, gina wrote: >Hi i need assistance, i have a file server running win 2000. thats where users store >their data. there are no programs to manage the storage just plain old shared files. >but someone has been deleting the files, how can i trace who did , n how can i prevent >users from deleting anything. >any pointers are highly appreciated. >thanks >G. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Files getting deleted Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 9:09 pm Posted by gina (26 messages posted) Thanks. will look into some training. Gday On Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 9:19 am, Crash Override wrote: >User and group management to restrict who has access to what. This is true regardless >of whether you are using all 2000 pro workstations or if you have an actual server >OS running that is housing the data. I would also suggest some training on network >management as file servers and shares are the most basic of tasks that a new admin >takes care of. CK is correct that it takes some work to set up, but it is not an >overwhelming task the (s)he makes it out to be. > > > > Regards, >Crash Override, MCP > >alt="Get Firefox!" title="Get Firefox!" src="http://sfx-images.mozilla.org/affiliates/Buttons/88x31/get.gif"/> [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum