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Dave Patrick
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      12-14-2009
I'd check the event log for clues. One thing that might trigger this is if
some permissions changed denying access to some or all of the profile
directory.



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"lenny109" wrote:
> Hi,
> We have a sbs 2003 with also a TS server. Over the last week many of our
> login profiles seem to have become corrupted and when a user logs in they
> get a screen as if it is the first time they have logged in with only the
> basic icons and their individual settings not installed. In TSserver/users
> there have appeared two sets of folders for each user. The 'username'
> folder, which has always been there and also a new one called
> 'username(SERVERNAME)'. I have had to copy all the data from the
> 'username(SERVERNAME)' folder and transfer it into a new 'username'
> folder. This seems to have worked but I am sure something is wrong.
>
> This brings me to another point. Many files have also now copied
> themselves to the same location as the original but with the extra name in
> brackets e.g. 'filename(SERVERNAME)' attached and the original files are
> not opening. This is causing us major problems with the databases we run.
> What could be causing this? What can I do to stop it from happening? and
> is there a quicker fix than copying, pasting and deleting files?
>
> Cheers
> Lenny
>


 
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      12-14-2009
You might want to download the diagnostic tools from the disk manufacturers
web site. Disk may be failing and or file system corruption.


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"lenny109" wrote:
> Hi,
> I can't find anything obvious id the event logs. I have just taken another
> look at the files though and they actually say 'filename (from
> Servername)'.


 
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      12-14-2009
Not familiar with the product. You might look around and or ask them here.

http://support.sugarsync.com/ics/sup...questionID=361



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"lenny109" wrote:
>I will do that but there is no other sign of disk failure occurring
>including nothing on the event viewer. The rest of the system seems to be
>working just fine. What about something to do with SugarSync online backup?
>I have that installed on both computers. Today I have deleted the program
>but of course it is too late.


 
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      12-14-2009
That's good to hear. Hopefully you can get them to come up with the fix.


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"lenny109" wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> You have sorted it. Thanks for the push in the right direction. I have
> checked their help pages and it mentions exactly the problem I am having
> and the reasons behind it. (not the cure though).
>
> Thanks again.
> Lenny


 
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