Questions tagged [shadow-copies]
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Samba Read-only shadow copies
We are currently running a FreeNAS 11.1-U6 machine (Which runs Samba 4.7.0) which we use for development. Since sometimes files get overwritten or deleted by accident before it gets committed in our VCS i have setup automatic snapshots every 15…

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.zfs folder's missing, but snapshots are still there and mountable (inode trouble?)
$ sudo zfs list -t snapshot | grep childDataset3
a whole bunch are listed as expected (e.g. pool/dataset/childDataset3@today)
$ ls /pool/dataset/childDataset3/.zfs
ls: cannot access '/pool/dataset/childDataset3/.zfs': No such file or directory
I…

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Issue with shadow copies in 2012 R2 file server cluster
I have recently created a 2012 R2 file server cluster, and am trying to enable shadow copies.
When I right click the drive containing user data within the failover cluster manager, and click properties, I can go to the Shadow Copies tab.
If I select…

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Can't get Samba smv.conf shadow copy snapprefix to recognise snaps
I'm really with this one. What I'm aiming for is that snpshots with an optional tag at the front, as well as untagged snaps are seen in windows as previous copies, e.g. file names such…

Arthur Mitchell
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Samba shadow_copy2 and snapshots don't appear in windows
I'm setting up Ubuntu server with Samba. The file system is BTRFS and I can't seem to get Windows to see the previous versions from the snapshots.
My smb.conf has this for the share:
[Backup]
path = /mnt/pool1/backup
comment = Share for…

Arthur Mitchell
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Restore Previous Versions dialog unable to open drop-down menu under "Open" and "Restore"
We have a Windows Server 2019 box that is hosting some file shares. We also have Previous Versions enabled with a default (for now) schedule for self-service file restore.
When people open the Previous Versions tab, there are two buttons underneath…

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Data Loss Event ID 25 "The shadow copies on Volume E: were deleted because shadow copy storage could not grow in time."
I am experiencing loss of shadow copies, and this is accompanied by eventId 25:
Log Name: System
Source: Volsnap
Date: 8/27/2020 6:41:11 PM
Event ID: 25
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: …

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Windows Server 2019, Hide or Disable file history (Shadow Copy) for users in active directory that accessing a network share
tl;dr; We need to disable or hide the file history for active directory users who access a network shared folder, so that only the IT team can restore files to previous versions.
We have a small server with Windows Server 2019. In this server we…

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Restore Shadow Copy Deleted by Ransomware
I got hit by the latest version of Crysis ransom ware on 14/09. I was lucky enough to pull the cable on the infected PC before it could spread to all servers on my network.
However, it did spread to a file server (Server 2008 R2). The server has…

raul prakash
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