Category: Best practices

Clean up and standardize Active Directory

Why is it worth using migRaven.24 / 7 or the Consulting Service Tidying up historically grown AD environments Prepare Active Directory for the introduction of an IAM Inexpensive alternative to complex domain migrations Outsourcing of company parts Merging of AD structures Handover of administration in the outsourcing project migRaven.24 / 7 is a tool in which over 10 years of know-how from many projects ...

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Optimal allocation of list permissions on NTFS file servers with migRaven

1. Need for list permissions As a rule, access rights on NTFS file servers are granted lower than the first directory level. As soon as this is the case, you have to ensure that the user can browse through the file system to the corresponding directory. There are different options here with different effects. 1. Variants of granting list rights

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Why: Optimize directory structures on file servers

How can you prepare grown directory structures on file servers with little effort for the user?

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Optimal directory structure – practical tips and instructions for intelligent data management migRaven. 24 / 7

Thousands of files distributed in many folders and subfolders make working with the file server confusing, slow and error-prone. If the user has found the file they are looking for with a lot of effort, they put it in a folder to be on the safe side, which seems more intuitive to find and at the same time creates even more chaos and redundant data. ...

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AGDLP Myth – File Server Permissions

There is no "best practice"! Thomas Gomell The management of permissions (ACL/ACE) in the Windows file server world is complex. The main reason why it is so complicated is that there is no common database. The file server and the accounts to be authorized come from the same world, but there is no central directory in Windows (like ...

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Best practice for authorization on file servers

How should you manage permissions on Microsoft file systems? A question that comes up again and again. Actually simple but highly controversial. We clarify.

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Long path names on Windows 10 / Windows Server

With Windows 10, since the Anniversary Update (Version 1607), there is a theoretical possibility to lift the limit for the standard 260 character limit. In the registry there is a DWORD (32-bit) with the name LongPathsEnabled under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ FileSystem. Under a standard installation, this is stored with the value 0. Change this to 1 to activate the option.

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Modify Plus - the clever variant of the Modify rights in NTFS

or: How do you prevent the deletion of directories with explicit permissions? The NTFS right "Modify Plus" ensures stability in the directory tree. The ModifyPlus right prevents the user from accidentally moving, renaming or deleting the authorization endpoint. The new ModifyPlus is an alternative to the NTFS standard Modify right. The NTFS standard right "Modify" contains under the extended rights the ...

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