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18 Jul 2006 11:48 AM
Massblue
Hey people, anyone know how to check who deleted files from a network share,
The permissions allow all users to delete files within folders, someone has
managed to delete various files all over the place within a major project
folder.
I have managed to restore the project from backups and Winundelete
Only thing i that the files were on a NAS and i have no idea where to look
to find who deleted the files.
Help please...

Author
18 Jul 2006 8:00 PM
David Lee Conley
This solution won't help figure out who deleted the ones that were already
deleted, but if you're using a Windows server, I know you can set security
audits to store information in the Security Event Log for those people who
use their Delete permission.

This link might help:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/5658fae8-985f-48cc-b1bf-bd47dc2109161033.mspx?mfr=true

Also, if the information in a project folder is important, only management
and IT administrators should be granted permissions for file deletion.  All
others should be implicitly denied delete permission (i.e., clear the permit
box for the delete permission).

Dave

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"Massblue" <Massb***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hey people, anyone know how to check who deleted files from a network
> share,
> The permissions allow all users to delete files within folders, someone
> has
> managed to delete various files all over the place within a major project
> folder.
> I have managed to restore the project from backups and Winundelete
> Only thing i that the files were on a NAS and i have no idea where to look
> to find who deleted the files.
> Help please...
Author
18 Jul 2006 8:47 PM
Brian Hampson
Except that any MS document would then end up with a gazillion temp
files in the directory and possibly have trouble saving new versions of
files :(

David Lee Conley wrote:
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> This solution won't help figure out who deleted the ones that were already
> deleted, but if you're using a Windows server, I know you can set security
> audits to store information in the Security Event Log for those people who
> use their Delete permission.
>
> This link might help:
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/5658fae8-985f-48cc-b1bf-bd47dc2109161033.mspx?mfr=true
>
> Also, if the information in a project folder is important, only management
> and IT administrators should be granted permissions for file deletion.  All
> others should be implicitly denied delete permission (i.e., clear the permit
> box for the delete permission).
>
> Dave
>
> "Massblue" <Massb***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0E1A65A3-A9D9-4ED0-87EE-42E1A80F8FC9@microsoft.com...
> > Hey people, anyone know how to check who deleted files from a network
> > share,
> > The permissions allow all users to delete files within folders, someone
> > has
> > managed to delete various files all over the place within a major project
> > folder.
> > I have managed to restore the project from backups and Winundelete
> > Only thing i that the files were on a NAS and i have no idea where to look
> > to find who deleted the files.
> > Help please...
Author
18 Jul 2006 11:12 PM
David Lee Conley
Saving new versions of files shouldn't be a problem if users are given write
and modify permissions.  Also, a script file that runs daily can eliminate
temp files.

Dave

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"Brian Hampson" <brian.hamp***@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Except that any MS document would then end up with a gazillion temp
> files in the directory and possibly have trouble saving new versions of
> files :(
>
> David Lee Conley wrote:
>> This solution won't help figure out who deleted the ones that were
>> already
>> deleted, but if you're using a Windows server, I know you can set
>> security
>> audits to store information in the Security Event Log for those people
>> who
>> use their Delete permission.
>>
>> This link might help:
>> http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/5658fae8-985f-48cc-b1bf-bd47dc2109161033.mspx?mfr=true
>>
>> Also, if the information in a project folder is important, only
>> management
>> and IT administrators should be granted permissions for file deletion.
>> All
>> others should be implicitly denied delete permission (i.e., clear the
>> permit
>> box for the delete permission).
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "Massblue" <Massb***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0E1A65A3-A9D9-4ED0-87EE-42E1A80F8FC9@microsoft.com...
>> > Hey people, anyone know how to check who deleted files from a network
>> > share,
>> > The permissions allow all users to delete files within folders, someone
>> > has
>> > managed to delete various files all over the place within a major
>> > project
>> > folder.
>> > I have managed to restore the project from backups and Winundelete
>> > Only thing i that the files were on a NAS and i have no idea where to
>> > look
>> > to find who deleted the files.
>> > Help please...
>