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I have new servers with 1TB of space, specifically for use of staff storage

of documents.

Each folder on the root of the E: drive is set aside for an individual

department. Under that folder, there are 2 folders: [departmentname]Shared

and [departmentname]users. Each user folder is assigned to only 1 user.

I can set quotas on the individual users easily. However, when I want to set

a quota on the shared folder, I don't have the option to change object to

something other than users. I tried using the ADS groups involved, but that

didn't work either.

 

Everything I've researched talks about user folders and/or AD policies.

 

Is there some whay that I can assign a quota limit to a folder that will be

used by different people in a specific department?

 

Thanks!

 

Andy K

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Guest Meinolf Weber
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Re: Setting quotas

 

Hello Andy,

 

You have to use 2003 R2 or any other 3rd party software for it.

 

Best regards

 

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> I have new servers with 1TB of space, specifically for use of staff

> storage of documents. Each folder on the root of the E: drive is set

> aside for an individual department. Under that folder, there are 2

> folders: [departmentname]Shared and [departmentname]users. Each user

> folder is assigned to only 1 user. I can set quotas on the individual

> users easily. However, when I want to set a quota on the shared

> folder, I don't have the option to change object to something other

> than users. I tried using the ADS groups involved, but that didn't

> work either.

>

> Everything I've researched talks about user folders and/or AD

> policies.

>

> Is there some whay that I can assign a quota limit to a folder that

> will be used by different people in a specific department?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Andy K

>

Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]
Posted

Re: Setting quotas

 

As Meinolf has said, you will need to upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2 to

have the File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) functionality, where you will

be able to set folder level quota.

 

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Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

"Andy K" <redneck1@anntispam.phu> wrote in message

news:372E63D1-8F97-4724-9076-0861B971CB67@microsoft.com...

>I have new servers with 1TB of space, specifically for use of staff storage

> of documents.

> Each folder on the root of the E: drive is set aside for an individual

> department. Under that folder, there are 2 folders: [departmentname]Shared

> and [departmentname]users. Each user folder is assigned to only 1 user.

> I can set quotas on the individual users easily. However, when I want to

> set

> a quota on the shared folder, I don't have the option to change object to

> something other than users. I tried using the ADS groups involved, but

> that

> didn't work either.

>

> Everything I've researched talks about user folders and/or AD policies.

>

> Is there some whay that I can assign a quota limit to a folder that will

> be

> used by different people in a specific department?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Andy K

Posted

RE: Setting quotas

 

Yes. You can use FSRM by installing Windows server 2003 r2.

 

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Configuring-Volume-Folder-Quotas.html

 

 

"Andy K" wrote:

> I have new servers with 1TB of space, specifically for use of staff storage

> of documents.

> Each folder on the root of the E: drive is set aside for an individual

> department. Under that folder, there are 2 folders: [departmentname]Shared

> and [departmentname]users. Each user folder is assigned to only 1 user.

> I can set quotas on the individual users easily. However, when I want to set

> a quota on the shared folder, I don't have the option to change object to

> something other than users. I tried using the ADS groups involved, but that

> didn't work either.

>

> Everything I've researched talks about user folders and/or AD policies.

>

> Is there some whay that I can assign a quota limit to a folder that will be

> used by different people in a specific department?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Andy K


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