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How to identify who moves a folder
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Usually if a folder is dragged and dropped, the owner of the folder becomes the person who moved it and the last modified date indicates the date/time when it was moved. We have this problem quite frequently and use this method to determine who moved the folder so we can notify the user that they have moved the folder (whether it be by accident or on purpose)
Right-click the folder and choose Properties and I think you choose the NetWare Information tab off the top of my head.
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Right-click the folder and choose Properties and I think you choose the NetWare Information tab off the top of my head.
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"It's true, its damn true!"
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marvhuffaker
MIS
Without auditing enabled, it's difficult to know for sure. Try this link, but be aware that it's pretty complex. And dont' turn EVERYTHING on.. You'll kill yourself with too much information. Start small and build into the configuration ONLY the stuff you need.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
ITsmyfault
IS-IT--Management
if auditing is important, take a look at LT Auditor from BlueLance software. Works great for tracking /alerting/ reporting on who did what, where and when, & is far simpler than Nsure Audit and much less expensive. It is also more granular as far as how to limit what you get reported to you. For ex, only report only on .XLS files, or exlude .XLS files from logging.. As Marv stated, you can *easily* get buried under an avalanche of data you don't want or need. Services are constantly logging in, log files get updated constantly, etc. Go slow! 
btw you can download a 30 day free trial of LT Auditor, and there is free tech support to get you set up. (hint)
Only caveat to tracking Netware file events is that file opens/reads are innaccurate as just browsing to a file will count as an "open" due to the way exploder works. (it's a windows thing, not a Netware thing)
OTOH, Tracking who moved or modified or deleted a folder and where it went are far easier to say with some certainty.
btw you can download a 30 day free trial of LT Auditor, and there is free tech support to get you set up. (hint)
Only caveat to tracking Netware file events is that file opens/reads are innaccurate as just browsing to a file will count as an "open" due to the way exploder works. (it's a windows thing, not a Netware thing)
OTOH, Tracking who moved or modified or deleted a folder and where it went are far easier to say with some certainty.
marvhuffaker
MIS
That thing about how Windows Exploder opens files even if you just browse the directory... THat's because Windows is trying to build a preview or thumbnail. I hate it. There are ways to turn a lot of that extra overhead off. Granted its cumbersome to do on larger networks, but some of it can be accomplished with ZENworks.
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
ITsmyfault
IS-IT--Management
Is there a good link to what's needed? I have not found anything usable yet. We have zen in place and even if we didn't I'd script this up and have it run on login. It's so aggrevating to not be able to know if an "open" *IS* an open.. or if it's a browse.
Argh!
Argh!
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