Network shares adding aliases Q
I often log into 2 other mac's and one windows PC to access shared drives/directories.
Is there an easier way to get to these directories without having to choose> Go/connect to server/browse/network/my network share/login, then select the shared network in finder (?)
Some sort of alias to go straight to the login window and have finder then open the shared directory automatically would be great.
Thanks.
If you save your credentials in the Keychain, then you can make aliases out of your mounted volumes.
When you reboot the aliases will still be there, double-click and they open right up without asking for anything.
Don't like seeing the aliases and the mounted volumes? Go to the finder preferences and turn off "Connected Servers".
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\15.0\ClickToRun\Configuration\UpdateUrl = \\<SERVERNAME>\Office_365\Pilot
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<Configuration>
<Add OfficeClientEdition="64" >
<Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
<Language ID="en-us" />
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<Display Level="None" AcceptEULA="TRUE" />
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<Property Name="AUTOACTIVATE" Value="1" />
<Property Name="FORCEAPPSHUTDOWN" Value="TRUE" />
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Timestamp Process TID Area Category EventID Level Message Correlation
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05/01/2015 11:21:11.061 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x554 Click-To-Run Telemetry aqkhe Medium {"SessionID":"bfe53625-5d12-4e1a-b3b4-2d8e88b0d108","GeoID":"244","Ver":"15.0.4615.1002","OSVersion":"6.1","SP":"1","ProductType":"1","ProcessorArch":"9","Locale":"1033"}
05/01/2015 11:21:11.061 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x568 Click-To-Run annt7 Medium ProcessPool::Initialize - Initializing Main Process Pool
05/01/2015 11:21:11.061 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x568 Click-To-Run annuf Medium SystemProcessPool::DoInitialize - Initializing System Process Pool
05/01/2015 11:21:11.061 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x568 Click-To-Run anntv Medium ConfigurationManager::Initialize - Initializing ConfigurationManager
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05/01/2015 11:24:50.661 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x828 Click-To-Run annuz Medium TaskFactory::TryLoadScenario - Start loading UPDATE scenario
05/01/2015 11:24:50.661 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x828 Click-To-Run annu0 Medium TaskFactory::TryLoadScenario - Loading UPDATE scenario is successful
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05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0x828 Click-To-Run aoicd Medium ExecutionContext::QueueScenario - Successfully queue scenario UPDATE.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf6c Click-To-Run annua Medium ProcessPool::QueueTaskItem - Task UPDATEDETECTION:{77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0} is being scheduled to run in this process
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05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf6c Click-To-Run apm4n Medium TaskGroup::Finalize - Task AC2F0D89-6518-48E9-A0D9-EF039C456034 is not finished.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run Telemetry amb0n Medium TaskUpdateDetection::ApplySettings: Beginning Update Scenario. {"SessionID":"bfe53625-5d12-4e1a-b3b4-2d8e88b0d108","GeoID":"244","Ver":"15.0.4615.1002","TargetVersion":"UNDEFINED","InstallID":"C5912794-7300-4A10-840B-575B03DB98F8","TaskId":"77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0","TaskState":"TASKSTATE_EXECUTING","UpdatePathType":"CUSTOM","TaskType":"UPDATEDETECTION:{77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0}","Scenario":"UPDATE","TriggeringUI":"UNDEFINED","TaskCaller":"SCHEDULEDTASK"}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run Telemetry aoh6s Medium TaskUpdateDetection::Execute: Ending Update scenario, task trigger source disabled. {"SessionID":"bfe53625-5d12-4e1a-b3b4-2d8e88b0d108","GeoID":"244","Ver":"15.0.4615.1002","InstallID":"C5912794-7300-4A10-840B-575B03DB98F8","TaskState":"TASKSTATE_EXECUTING","TaskId":"77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0","TaskType":"UPDATEDETECTION:{77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0}","Scenario":"UPDATE"}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run annvj Medium Worker::TaskExecutionThreadProc - Task UPDATEDETECTION:{77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0} completed with TaskState TASKSTATE_FAILED.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4b Medium Task::DoHandleWorkerCompleteEvent - Setting Task (77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0) Task State to (TASKSTATE_FAILED)
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run aqkg7 Medium Task::DoHandleWorkerCompleteEvent - No event is specified for task (77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0)
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run Telemetry apm4e Medium Task::HandleTaskStateFailed - Handling TaskState (TASKSTATE_FAILED) for task (77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0). {"SessionID":"bfe53625-5d12-4e1a-b3b4-2d8e88b0d108","GeoID":"244","Ver":"15.0.4615.1002","InstallID":"C5912794-7300-4A10-840B-575B03DB98F8","TaskState":"TASKSTATE_FAILED","TaskId":"77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0","TaskType":"UPDATEDETECTION:{77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0}","Scenario":"UPDATE"}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apkpk Monitorable ScenarioController::CheckProcessPool - Failed to get/create ui process pool, and we are not the ui handler. Cannot process event
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run annu6 Medium TaskGroup::DoHandleWorkerCompleteEvent - Task {77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0} complete event is handled by task {AC2F0D89-6518-48E9-A0D9-EF039C456034}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {AC2F0D89-6518-48E9-A0D9-EF039C456034}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4a Monitorable Task::DoCancel - Can't cancel task (77176F9C-873B-4A7D-8051-EBEB52DDE8B0) because it is in TASKSTATE_FAILED state
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm39 Medium Task::DoCancel - Task (57173191-24E0-42E1-96F4-914AF8CFD1D5) in TASKSTATE_NOTSTARTED, set to Cancelled.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm39 Medium Task::DoCancel - Task (AA63EED2-70B9-4E21-952C-9CFB09EC37C0) in TASKSTATE_NOTSTARTED, set to Cancelled.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {D1506E3F-4B2A-41D3-913B-FA3E889CE20D}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {539BA5C1-BC18-4D11-AF61-CF6EDC58DC33}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm39 Medium Task::DoCancel - Task (D1E1E548-917D-4D75-8AE5-FC76856C66DC) in TASKSTATE_NOTSTARTED, set to Cancelled.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {9A54EEBA-7B8D-4BD5-8EFE-D21E58FFFEE3}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {9C141B7D-2B22-4C33-9C5C-F6F3394AD19E}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {501487AD-0A47-419D-AF30-B9E616A4579B}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4p Medium TaskGroup::DoCancel - Attempting to cancel task {0270BAF9-3CE0-46EE-A3FE-099ABC06BC14}
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm39 Medium Task::DoCancel - Task (F0E5AF5D-5D82-4370-A2A6-C064CBC39247) in TASKSTATE_NOTSTARTED, set to Cancelled.
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05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm39 Medium Task::DoCancel - Task (A5E75ADF-8BF1-44C4-8900-1BE6070EB609) in TASKSTATE_NOTSTARTED, set to Cancelled.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4o Medium TaskGroup::Finalize - Finalizing task 9C141B7D-2B22-4C33-9C5C-F6F3394AD19E.
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05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4o Medium TaskGroup::Finalize - Finalizing task D1506E3F-4B2A-41D3-913B-FA3E889CE20D.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4o Medium TaskGroup::Finalize - Finalizing task AC2F0D89-6518-48E9-A0D9-EF039C456034.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run apm4o Medium TaskGroup::Finalize - Finalizing task AC2F0D89-6518-48E9-A0D9-EF039C456034.
05/01/2015 11:24:50.676 OFFICECL (0x550) 0xf70 Click-To-Run annt0 Medium ExecutionContext::ResetExecutingScenario - Reset executing scenarioHi,
I replied in the other thread:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/e9e6be40-fb92-4734-9f94-9dee5599b1d8/office-365-pro-plus-2013-update-wont-apply-automatically?forum=officeitpro#c156ed8c-f65c-450c-9e0f-85f0de513c20
It seems when the install finished it added an extra Office\Data to the path. My path should be \\hsbswpush02\GPsoftware\o365\Office\Data\15.0.4551.1005
but it shows
\\hsbswpush02\GPsoftware\o365\Office\Data\Office\Data15.0.4551.1005
If I edit the path and delete the extra Office\Data Office 365 ProPlus updates from my network location. I cannot figure out why it is adding the extra Office\Data to the path.
My config file looks like this:
<Updates Enabled="TRUE" UpdatePath="\\hsbswpush02\GPsoftware\o365\Office\Data" />
have you tried omitting the \Office\Data element, from the Updates element ?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219426.aspx#BKMK_UpdatesElement
Don
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Can you use a network share as location for users' home
I am running a Mac mini with Mountain Lion and Server.app as a home server. For added storage space I have a NAS. I would like to set up the open directory network users' home share on the NAS. Is that even possible?
I am able to mount the network share on the mini using either afp or nfs, and I can also add the NAS share as a home folder enabled share in the server.app and select that as location for a users home folder, but that only results in the user not being able to log on to his account. Is there something that I am missing or is what I am trying to accomplish simply not possible?It used to be officially supported to use NFS for clients to access their network home directories but with Lion (and Mountain Lion) this was no longer officially supported.
Therefore the need as I mentioned to 're-share' the volume via AFP. As you implied this does unfortunately impose an additional network overhead as traffic has to go as follows.
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The Mac Pro still has two built-in 1Gbps Ethernet ports but you can also get either a USB3 Ethernet adaptor or a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adaptor (I have used one of these on a Mac mini server).
If you did not already have the NAS then people starting from new would be better off either getting a Thunderbolt RAID which can be directly attached to the Mac server, or at the higher-end go the traditional route of setting up a SAN and using an FDDI connection.
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Go Utilities > Disk Utility
Select your Startup Disk, e.g. Macintosh HD
Then, under the First Aid Tab, click Verify Disk Permissions.
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I have a Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit system that I am trying to make a system image backup via Windows 8.1's System Image Backup feature.
The backup destination is a network share, but the image creation is failing with the following error:
The version does not support this version of the file format
After some investigation, it appears this is due to the network share (a Netgear BlackArmor NAS 220)not
supporting sparse files. The consensus out on the web seems to be that your smb.conf file on the NAS needs to have strict allocate = yes added, in order to support sparse files. However, as far as I can tell with the BlackArmor NAS
220, there is no way to edit the smb.conf file (and I'm not even 100% positive they're running Samba--but I bet they are).
Some more searching revealed another possible option here:
If you don't need to exclude files from your backup, use the "-allcritical" option in your command line. AS IN:
wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:\backup1\backupdrive1\ -include:c: -user:administrator -password:xxxx -systemState -vssFull -allcritical -quiet
This changes it to Block backup and gets rid of the error.
I'm trying to do a complete backup, so no exclusions are wanted or needed. So, i tried this, and got the exact same error (only this time it was on the command line, rather than a GUI dialog).
Is there any way to do backups to a network share that doesn't support sparse files via Windows 8.1's System Image Backup facility?
Alternatively, is there a way to enable the strict allocate = yes on a BlackArmor NAS 220?Hi,
When using BackupAssist to perform a backup from a Windows file system to a Linux (ext4 or XFS) file
system, the backup can fail if the following conditions apply.
The backup is running a system protection job to the Linux based NAS.
The Linux NAS has sparse file allocation turned on.
These two contition can cause the problem like yours.
You can refer to the document which also contains an solution for further details.
http://www.backupassist.com/downloads/resources/sparse_file_system_compatability.pdf
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Not able to access network shares on a Win 7 Pro SP1 machine on certain machines
I have computer "FileShare"
It runs Windows 7 Pro SP1 and it's current on updates. Password Protected Sharing is OFF, Advanced Sharing is set to "Everyone read/write"
I can access it from other PC's in the same workgroup and no passwords are prompted for. The other PC's run XP or Win 7, and they all work fine.
However I have a Laptop running XP Pro SP3 current on updates, and a Win 7 Pro SP1 TestBox also current on updates.
The Laptop and TestBox require passwords to log into the network shares. I've tried rebooting all of them, adding "guest" to the user list for shares on computer "FileShare", and have even set a blank password to Guest on "FileShare".
Tried Turning Password Protection off and on again. Rebooting again. The Laptop and Textbox still need passwords, while numerous other XP desktops can access the network shares just fine.
Any ideas on what to do?Hi,
This behavior may occur if all the following conditions are true:
a. NetBIOS over TCP/IP is not turned on (enabled) on one or more computers in the workgroup.
b. The Computer Browser service is not started or is turned off on one or more computers in the workgroup.
This behavior may also occur if File and Print Sharing for Microsoft Networks is not installed or is blocked by Windows Firewall.
Step 1: Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP
Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections > Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.
> click Advanced > Click the WINS tab > Under NetBIOS setting, click Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and then click OK two times > Click Close to close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
> Close the Network Connections window.
Step 2: Start the Computer Browser service
Start > right-click My Computer > Manage > Double-click Services and Applications > Double-click Services > On the right side, right-click Computer Browser, and then click Start.
> Close the Computer Management window.
Step 3: Temporary disable firewall and antivirus programs for test.
It also can be caused by software conflicts. If the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to quickly narrow down which entry is causing the issue.
How to perform a clean boot to troubleshoot a problem in Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Since the issue does not occur in all computers, you should also compare the different settings between them to narrow down the cause.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Blair Deng
Blair Deng
TechNet Community Support -
Unable to save MS Word and Excel 2010 and 2013 onto the network share
Hi,
I have read similar cases, but did not work out on the problems we face.
We are using Office 2010 and Windows 7 and it seems like only this combination will encounter saving problem on the networe share (but local / removable disks are fine) -
Other combinations:
Windows XP and Office 2010 - no problem
Windows XP and Office 2003 - no problem
Windows 7 and Office 2003 - no problem
In Microsoft Word 2010, when saving a new document, it will save but create a 0KB file in the network share drive and I notice the blue menu bar of the Microsoft Word 2010 still displays "Document1" instead the new file name.
And only when I click save icon or exit button, Word actually prompts another "Save As" dialog to save the file, and as a result, I have to save the same file and answer MS Word prompt to replace the existing file - and this is the real time that
the document and its contents really got saved. And the blue menu bar then displays the actual file name.
In Microsoft Excel 2010 (also Powerpoint I suppose so), in saving a new excel file, after typing in a file name for the new file in the network share location, it will prompt a dialog box indicating the "File is currently in use"
Similar to MS Word, it will still create a 0KB file in the network share, and only a second time saving and replace the 0KB file, is able to save the file again.
I have tried a lot of ways from Safe Mode, Disable Add-in, Added Trusted Locations to the network share in MS Word and Excel, Uninstall Antivirus software, redo NTFS permission on the network share server folder, etc but the problem cannot
be solved.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Kind regards,
DarylThank you Max.
I have tried various storage configurations and share the folders out in Windows Servers and grant user accesses with AD.
These drives configuration involves iSCSI drives, using NAS drive, using internal SAS RAID drives in Windows 2008 servers, all having the same errors, but the latter one was having the most errors almost every first time the users
save their files (includes saving from email attachments), the files will get 0KB.
I have tested LAN cables, switch LAN points in panels and switches, and comes to no avail.
I have patched with the latest office updates (the latest being Office 2010 SP2) also to no avail. -
Network Shared Variable: Aliasing not working
Hello!
I am running a cRIO 9075, which is publishing network shared variables.
I can see and modify them within Distributed System Manager.
Unfortunately I am not able to read/write the variables through labview.
What I have done so far:
Tools -> Shared Variable -> Register Computer, using the IP of the cRIO
Adding a Variable to the project. Type = Network-Published, Enable Aliasing, choosing "Browse" to select the variable (all published variables from cRIO are shown there), Access Type = read/write. The PSP-URL is: \\192.168.10.70\WaveformManager\Op
Trying to read the variable results code -1950679034 and the result is always the default value for that data type.
BUT this works: using the VIs Data Communication / Shared Variable / Read/Write Variable and typing in the same URL the Distributed System Manager is showing is showing (in my case: \\192.168.10.70\WaveformManager\Op)
So, what am I doing wrong? Did I forget something or misunderstand how "Aliasing" works?
Thanks!hi,
in which way to you read your shared variable? If you read it before you write a value "into" the variable it may couse this waring.
Have you tried this?
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/7DBC2C3E95AFD85C86257442005CF74C?OpenDocument -
SQL server can't access network share
Hello,
I am facing an issue where the SQL server can't access the network share. The network share is mounted by a domain user who is also configured as Administrator on the server.
Through SQL Server management studio as well as PoweShell script when i try to access the share in order to attach the database contained within the share, i get the error "Unable to find the file specified". I can't mention the network drive to
the SQL management GUI file browser too if i try to attach the database through GUI.
For all SQL services, I changed the service log on account to be the same account which mounts the network share.
As work around -
I launched a command prompt under NT Authority \ SYSTEM (LocalSystem) account and mounted the drive to the same location which lead to adding one more connection but under local system account. With this change, the SQL server was able to access the network
share!
I couldn't understand whey SQL expects the network share to be mounted under local system account even if all the SQL services are running under domain account ? I want SQL to be able to access the network share without opting for above work around.Hello,
I couldn't understand whey SQL expects the network share to be mounted under local system account even if all the SQL services are running under domain account ? I want SQL to be able to access the network share without opting for above work around.
It doesn't have to be. The workaround is only a temporary fix and is certainly not a good idea. I would not use mounted folders with SQL Server, at all, period.
The reason you're having difficulty is that when the folder is mounted, it's mounted for YOUR session not ALL sessions. SQL Server has already started its services and is running under its' own session and is not privy to the things you do to change the
environment. For example, if you changed a system or user variable (for example, a SET variable) SQL Server would have no idea about this because when it started, that variable either didn't exist or was something else. This is not SQL Server's fault but how
Windows works (this information is stored in the Process Environment Block [PEB]) for any windows process.
As other's have said, don't use mounted drives - use a UNC path. UNC paths are 100% supported on 2012+ as well as running databases on a SMB 3.x share (UNC pathed of course).
If you absolutely must use a mounted drive, enabled xp_cmdshell access (through sp_configure) and run the net use command through xp_cmdshell. I, once again, would highly advise not doing this and using an UNC path.
-Sean
The views, opinions, and posts do not reflect those of my company and are solely my own. No warranty, service, or results are expressed or implied. -
File.exists() is not accurate on smb2 network share (use WatchService?)
Hi,
According to this document: SMB2 Client Redirector Caches Explained File.exists() is not accurate on a smb2 network share. I am not able to change any register settings, so I want to deal with it. According to the document there is an API to get the notifications from the file system. I assumed that the WatchService is the Java implementation of this API. Am I correct?
I started with the WatchDir example from the jdk samples and stripped it a bit. I only need to know when a file is created and delete (I don't care about file modifications). For testing I have added new File.exists() when a new event has been triggered. I also start a separated Thread which test the file existence also. When I don't start this separated thread the file exists returns true immediately. When the extra thread is started it is not accurate any more. I need a more accurate file.exists check in the whole application and all running threads.
The output for my test case is this:
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
watch registered for dir: subdir\
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
WatchDir event: ENTRY_CREATE: test.txt
WatchDir: subdir\test.txt exists == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == false
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == true
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == true
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == true
FileExistsThread: subdir\test.txt == true
As you can see the file test.txt is created on line 9. The FileExistsThread have seen it on line 20, (at least 10 x 300 ms later).
For testing I have used 2 Windows 7 pc's (with smb2 enabled which is default). The working directory must be on the remote pc and the file test.txt must be created (or copied from another folder) on the remote pc (not using the network drive, but on the pc itself).
Here is my test code:
package nl.test.main;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_CREATE;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.ENTRY_DELETE;
import static java.nio.file.StandardWatchEventKinds.OVERFLOW;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.ClosedWatchServiceException;
import java.nio.file.FileSystems;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.nio.file.WatchEvent;
import java.nio.file.WatchKey;
import java.nio.file.WatchService;
public class WatchDir
private final WatchService _watcher;
private final String _dir;
public WatchDir( String dir ) throws IOException
_dir = dir;
_watcher = FileSystems.getDefault().newWatchService();
Paths.get( dir ).register( _watcher, ENTRY_CREATE, ENTRY_DELETE );
System.out.println( "watch registered for dir: " + dir );
public void run()
try
while ( true )
WatchKey key = _watcher.take();
for ( WatchEvent<?> event : key.pollEvents() )
WatchEvent.Kind<?> kind = event.kind();
if ( kind == OVERFLOW )
continue;
@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
WatchEvent<Path> ev = (WatchEvent<Path>)event;
Path fileName = ev.context();
System.out.println( "WatchDir event: " + kind.name() + ": " + fileName );
if ( kind == ENTRY_CREATE )
String realPath = _dir + fileName;
System.out.println( "WatchDir: " + realPath + " exists == " + new File( realPath ).exists() );
key.reset();
catch ( ClosedWatchServiceException x )
return;
catch ( InterruptedException ex )
return;
public static void main( String[] args )
Thread t = new Thread( new Runnable()
@Override
public void run()
try
while ( true )
String filename = "subdir\\test.txt";
boolean fileExists = new File( filename ).exists();
System.err.println( "FileExistsThread: " + filename + " == " + fileExists );
Thread.sleep( 300 );
catch ( InterruptedException e )
e.printStackTrace();
return;
t.start();
try
new WatchDir( "subdir\\" ).run();
catch ( IOException e )
e.printStackTrace();
Any idea's?
Thanks,
OlafIf you donot have access to note 45172.1 as specified by Laurent Schneider.
Snippet from note
a. Mapped Drive : To use a mapped drive, the user that the service starts as
must have setup a drive to match UTL_FILE_DIR and be logged onto the server
when UTL_FILE is in use.
b. Universal Naming Convention : UNC is preferable to Mapped Drives because
it does not require anyone to be logged on and UTL_FILE_DIR should be set to
a name in the form :
\\\<machine name>\<share name>\<path>
or
"\\<machine name>\<share name>\<path>" -
Event ID 33020 LS Centralized Logging Agent - Error while moving cache files to network share
I have the "AlwaysOn" CLS logging scenario running in my Lync 2013 Enterprise deployment. I did not configure the CacheFileNetworkFolder option since i don't care about retaining these logs anywhere other than on the local drives of the Lync
servers so i just left it blank. Now every few hours or so I am getting Event ID 33020 in each Lync server and SCOM is firing an alert as well.
The CsClsLogging configuration is as follows:
PS C:\> Get-CsClsConfiguration
Identity : Global
Scenarios : {Name=AlwaysOn, Name=MediaConnectivity, Name=ApplicationSharing,
Name=AudioVideoConferencingIssue...}
SearchTerms : {Type=Phone;Inserts=ItemE164,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,
Type=URI;Inserts=ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,
Type=CallId;Inserts=ItemCALLID,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,
Type=ConfId;Inserts=ItemCONFID,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII...}
SecurityGroups : {}
Regions : {}
EtlFileFolder : C:\CLSTracing
EtlFileRolloverSizeMB : 20
EtlFileRolloverMinutes : 60
TmfFileSearchPath : C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Tracing\
CacheFileLocalFolders : C:\CLSTracing
CacheFileNetworkFolder :
CacheFileLocalRetentionPeriod : 14
CacheFileLocalMaxDiskUsage : 80
ComponentThrottleLimit : 5000
ComponentThrottleSample : 3
MinimumClsAgentServiceVersion : 6
Is there a way to stop the flow of these events without having to configure CLS to transfer the logs to a network share?Yes, the CacheFileLocalFolders path of 'c:\CLSTracing' is valid on all the Lync servers. The AlwaysOn scenario is started, running and producing .hdr & .cache files in this folder on all servers across my front-end, director and edge pools.
In addition, i am able to search for and extract, valid logging information that i can analyze using Snooper.exe.
Reconfigure the CentralizedLoggingConfiguration how???
Tried setting the CacheFileNetworkFolder value to null by running: Set-CsClsConfiguration -CacheFileNetworkFolder $null and then restarting the CLS agent. As expected, event 33037 fired confirming the settings were received from the CMS.
New config received from CMS
Following are the changed settings:
EtlFileRolloverSizeMB: Old - NULL, New - 20
CacheFileLocalRetentionPeriod: Old - NULL, New - 14
CacheFileLocalMaxDiskUsage: Old - NULL, New - 80
ComponentThrottleLimit: Old - NULL, New - 5000
ComponentThrottleSample: Old - NULL, New - 3
MinimumClsAgentServiceVersion: Old - NULL, New - 6
TmfFileSearchPath: Old - NULL, New - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Tracing\
CacheFileLocalFolders: Old - NULL, New - C:\CLSTracing
CacheFileNetworkFolder: Old - NULL, New -
SearchTerms: Old - NULL, New - Type=Phone;Inserts=ItemE164,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,Type=URI;Inserts=ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,Type=CallId;Inserts=ItemCALLID,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,Type=ConfId;Inserts=ItemCONFID,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,Type=IP;Inserts=ItemIP,ItemIPAddr,ItemIPv6Addr,ItemURI,ItemSIP,ItemPII,Type=SIPContents;Inserts=ItemSIP
Scenarios Added:
Scenario: Name - AlwaysOn
Provider List:...................... omitted to save space.
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