How can multiple users access Win2003 server simultaneously

[fixengineer]

I've got Windows 2003 servers setup in my data center on a different network. I need a way for 3-10 users to access/read log files on the servers at the same time. The boxes have to be secure from unauthorized intrusion. It would be ok if users can only download the log files like in ftp. They don't need to do anything other than either read the log files from thier PCs or download the logs files to be read on their machines.

The files exist in a static directory.

 

[ascotta]

Being unsure as to how much security you need, you could either create a web site populated via index services with the files, or create an ftp site with the log files in them.

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Scott

 

[fixengineer]

Thank you very much for the suggestion. Security should be what you would expect from a typical bank. Also how intrusive are the methods you suggest? The logs are going to be generated by critical server applications. We have to be sensitive to any potential conflicts that may cause performance issues. For example exessive read/write activity slowing down the machines or locking the log files so the server cannot access them.

 

[ascotta]

Right well, thanks for that that gives us a better descriptiom. I would think the Information Security Group forum is probably a better bet for this issue.

Anyway...

If it was me I then would not be directly letting users have access to these machines. I would put in a scheduled copy, perhaps hourly, of these files to another central location and let them get access to them there.

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Scott