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How to copy a file to network resources using UNC paths

I'm trying to do something pretty simple, and conceptually it should work, but it doesn't seem to, and I'm not sure why. I have a file I need to copy to multiple folders on multiple servers. I've been searching and trying different solutions all…
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Windows Server 2012 - Prompt on accessing network resource from server hosting resource

Here's an odd one that I've not been able to crack. For my home lab setup, I've got two near identical physical servers that run Windows Server 2012 R2. The goal of my home lab setup is to be able to do LAB stuff, without disturbing my wife's…
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Why process running as Local System accessing a UNC share being seen as NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON?

I have a Windows Service running as Local System on SERVER_X which is attempting to access a script on a UNC share hosted on SERVER_Y. Per the links below, I've granted the computer account of SERVER_X access to the UNC on SERVER_Y. How to grant…
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Local Link Multicast Name Resolution replaces NetBIOS, yet textbook says otherwise

I am studying from Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure (our environment still has significant Windows 2008 R2 servers), and one question asks You are working on a Windows Server 2008 R2 computer named WS08A. You cannot connect…
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Reauthenticate a Remote Connection via PowerShell Script

I have a PowerShell v1 script that connects to a remote server via UNC path. After a reboot, authentication is needed because Windows apparently will not remember so the script cannot connect to the remote server How is this situation handled…
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Does traffic from accessing locally-shared file via UNC path still go through the switch?

if I'm accessing a local file via UNC path, for example //hostname/abc.txt, Will the traffic still go through the switch or it's clever enough to figure out this is a local machine, i.e. will there be a significant speed impact if I'm accessing a…
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Can you disable UNC paths in Windows?

We are trying to lock down a Terminal Server, and want to remove a commercial package's ability to accept UNC file paths, ie. paths in the app can then only be entered using the windows drive letters. Is there any way to do this in Windows? Can we…
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UNC access to TFS SharePoint doesn't work

We are using TFS2010 with the SharePoint document portal. We are trying to access the files in SharePoint using UNC paths (e.g. \\tfs2010\sites\DefaultCollection\MyProject) and it just plain doesn't work. From my workstation, I actually get…
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XP server allows all domain users to c$ share

I have an XP Pro computer acting as a Quickbooks server. I've noticed that any user on the domain can access the computer via \\quickbooks\c$. I've looked in the local Administrators group on the quickbooks server and there is no group that any…
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Windows Cluster IP/Hostname doesn't respond to UNC requests, yet ping and RDP work

I have a Windows Server 2003 cluster of 2 nodes in an active-passive configuration. I can ping both nodes, rdp and access their unc shares. I also have an alias, which directs to a cluster IP set in one of the cluster groups for SQL. (I'm not the…
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Apache UNC network path under Windows?

Ok, so I'm running apache on two Windows 7 boxes for use as a test environment. The idea is to keep all projects on a shared network path so I can access it with my desktop or notebook anytime. Running apache as a console using my user account,…
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Does UNC work between two Intranet domains?

We have some servers which will move to a new Windows 2008 domain, and some Windows 2000 servers which I would prefer to keep in their current domain for a while (until we have the resources to test and reinstall them as Windows 2008 systems in the…
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Non Domain IIS servers / Files hosted on Domain File Share

Building a load balanced pile of IIS servers: Windows 2019, not domain joined. I'd like to point them all to a share for the sites' content directory to [hopefully] simplify keeping them all in sync. That share is domain based. I can't seem to hit…
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Accessing local shared folder when network is disconnected

I have an application that usually tried to access files that placed on its own machine. The way it access the file is UNC form, for example: \\MyComputerName\MySharedFolder\file.txt It's all work fine until i disconnect the computer from the…
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Disable Ability to Print or Install Printers via UNC Path

Is there a way to disable printing or installing printers via UNC path? If a printer is added via UNC path in our RDP environment, it shows up for every user on the same collection. If the printer is added by selecting "Find a printer in the…
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