Son Goku
12-06-05, 11:28 PM
OK, to get the virtual PCs off the classroom computers, so I could continue the labs, I had gotten a 100 GB USB hard drive, and formatted it down in the classroom prior to copying the files. A quick listing beliw will show why something was needed beyond normal methods for portable storage...
E:\VirtualPCs\cis245>dir
Volume in drive E is extern
Volume Serial Number is E69A-37C9
Directory of E:\VirtualPCs\cis245
12/06/2005 08:44 PM <DIR> .
12/06/2005 08:44 PM <DIR> ..
12/06/2005 08:44 PM 1,017,388,032 70_294_Computer01_Labs1&2.vhd
12/06/2005 08:44 PM 12,080 70_294_Computer01_Labs1&2.vmc
12/06/2005 08:39 PM 998,509,056 70_294_Computer02_Labs1&2.vhd
12/06/2005 08:39 PM 12,082 70_294_Computer02_Labs1&2.vmc
03/16/2004 02:48 PM 1,164,222,464 Base04A.vhd
5 File(s) 3,180,143,714 bytes
2 Dir(s) 93,825,427,456 bytes free
E:\VirtualPCs\cis245>
These installs are running Windows 2003 Server, as the class (one in Active Directory) requires... We also need a second copy of this (as from lab 8 on, we're making changes that could interfere with latter labs, so need a backup from the changes made in lab 7, which include the starting point each lab must begin from).
Anyhow, having the drive, I formatted it on their system using NTFS, and well it picked up some rather unwanted security settings which it had applied from the root of my drive on. I guess if worse comes to worse, I could wait until after the labs are done then format the drive again. That said, formatting a 100 GB hard drive felt rather painful time wise :D It didn't help that their old PCs I had to pull the file on only supported USB 1.1 however (the drive supports up to USB 2.0, as does my new Athlon 64, and the computers in the networking lab as well...)
However, when, after having copied the stuff I needed to continue the labs I went to the networking lab, I couldn't copy, move, or do anything to the files. One of the peeps over at the networking lab logged into their PC with their administrator's account and gave me full control to the VirtualPCs directory, which allowed me to continue...
However she also said that there were also all kinds of split profiles, and she doesn't have any idea what they do over at the other dept that class is taught in, as she never was called over to do anything on their systems as of yet. She suggested that on Thursday, she could try to find a means to undo whatever security might have found it's way over to my drive, but no gaurentee... What was on there, looked totally weird (in terms of security stuff they were dumping on people's drives that linked up to their systems and what not) and didn't seem all that necessary at first glance...
On the computers in the networking lab, I couldn't even create a file on the root of the drive, to contain the results to the lab work being done (which would serve as the lab report to be turned in for each one...) I could in the directory I was given access too...
OK, so I come home, and on my XP Pro box here, and with my own Administrator's tab, I can't even see a security tab for it, let along whatever I'd need to clear these unwanted settings off my drive/files. Umm, where does it put this stuff, and how does one get to it? Is it even feasible to do so, or would a format of the new drive (once done with the lab work) be the only feasible option?
E:\VirtualPCs\cis245>dir
Volume in drive E is extern
Volume Serial Number is E69A-37C9
Directory of E:\VirtualPCs\cis245
12/06/2005 08:44 PM <DIR> .
12/06/2005 08:44 PM <DIR> ..
12/06/2005 08:44 PM 1,017,388,032 70_294_Computer01_Labs1&2.vhd
12/06/2005 08:44 PM 12,080 70_294_Computer01_Labs1&2.vmc
12/06/2005 08:39 PM 998,509,056 70_294_Computer02_Labs1&2.vhd
12/06/2005 08:39 PM 12,082 70_294_Computer02_Labs1&2.vmc
03/16/2004 02:48 PM 1,164,222,464 Base04A.vhd
5 File(s) 3,180,143,714 bytes
2 Dir(s) 93,825,427,456 bytes free
E:\VirtualPCs\cis245>
These installs are running Windows 2003 Server, as the class (one in Active Directory) requires... We also need a second copy of this (as from lab 8 on, we're making changes that could interfere with latter labs, so need a backup from the changes made in lab 7, which include the starting point each lab must begin from).
Anyhow, having the drive, I formatted it on their system using NTFS, and well it picked up some rather unwanted security settings which it had applied from the root of my drive on. I guess if worse comes to worse, I could wait until after the labs are done then format the drive again. That said, formatting a 100 GB hard drive felt rather painful time wise :D It didn't help that their old PCs I had to pull the file on only supported USB 1.1 however (the drive supports up to USB 2.0, as does my new Athlon 64, and the computers in the networking lab as well...)
However, when, after having copied the stuff I needed to continue the labs I went to the networking lab, I couldn't copy, move, or do anything to the files. One of the peeps over at the networking lab logged into their PC with their administrator's account and gave me full control to the VirtualPCs directory, which allowed me to continue...
However she also said that there were also all kinds of split profiles, and she doesn't have any idea what they do over at the other dept that class is taught in, as she never was called over to do anything on their systems as of yet. She suggested that on Thursday, she could try to find a means to undo whatever security might have found it's way over to my drive, but no gaurentee... What was on there, looked totally weird (in terms of security stuff they were dumping on people's drives that linked up to their systems and what not) and didn't seem all that necessary at first glance...
On the computers in the networking lab, I couldn't even create a file on the root of the drive, to contain the results to the lab work being done (which would serve as the lab report to be turned in for each one...) I could in the directory I was given access too...
OK, so I come home, and on my XP Pro box here, and with my own Administrator's tab, I can't even see a security tab for it, let along whatever I'd need to clear these unwanted settings off my drive/files. Umm, where does it put this stuff, and how does one get to it? Is it even feasible to do so, or would a format of the new drive (once done with the lab work) be the only feasible option?