Is there a way to report what files have been changed in a..

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Hi all,

I want to do some sort of auditing of our network with regards to what files
have been deleted / moved / added over a given period.

Can I somehow keep a synchronised copy on another server and then once a
week run a job to synchronise the two folders (one way synchronisation from
Server1 to Server2- not vice versa). I would at the same time like to get a
report showing what changed from one week to the other, clear as mud

if anyone can point me in the right direction, that'd be fantastic.

cheers,

Adam

 

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In news:eIDHPUwoFHA.1464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
acs68 <adamst@NOSPAMlaidley.qld.gov.au> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi all,
>
> I want to do some sort of auditing of our network with regards to
> what files have been deleted / moved / added over a given period.
>
> Can I somehow keep a synchronised copy on another server and then
> once a week run a job to synchronise the two folders (one way
> synchronisation from Server1 to Server2- not vice versa). I would at
> the same time like to get a report showing what changed from one week
> to the other, clear as mud
> if anyone can point me in the right direction, that'd be fantastic.
>
> cheers,
>
> Adam

It's coming...

Microsoft Data Protection Manager:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/dpm/default.mspx

See also here:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/dpm/proddocs/usinrepo.mspx

Galen
--

"Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and
its solution is its own reward."

Sherlock Holmes

 

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acs68 wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I want to do some sort of auditing of our network with regards to what files
> have been deleted / moved / added over a given period.


On the file server, enabling file/folder auditing is an option:

How To Set, View, Change, or Remove Auditing for a File or Folder
in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301640


> Can I somehow keep a synchronised copy on another server and then once a
> week run a job to synchronise the two folders (one way synchronisation from
> Server1 to Server2- not vice versa). I would at the same time like to get a
> report showing what changed from one week to the other, clear as mud

The command line tool Robocopy.exe supports both.

Robocopy.exe is in the free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

(The kit will install on WinXP or later, the individual files can
then be copied to another computer if needed)


See rktools.chm and robocopy.doc for documentation for Robocopy.exe.


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