SBS 2008 - please shoot me

Sin_Chase · 30 Nov 2009 at 18:38

Oh my god, deploying this is a headache.

Creating a share, removing permission inheritance and setting permissions on a single folder THREE admin elevation continue clicks...I am logged in AS an admin.

Adding a printer port, admin elevation continue click.

As subject, please shoot me.

wasc · 30 Nov 2009 at 19:02

Sin_Chase said:
Oh my god, deploying this is a headache.

Creating a share, removing permission inheritance and setting permissions on a single folder THREE admin elevation continue clicks...I am logged in AS an admin.

Adding a printer port, admin elevation continue click.

As subject, please shoot me.

Start -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mod

Change to Elevate without prompting

(Yes, I built a SBS 2008 server today as well, and very very quickly got frustrated enough to change that setting)

Sin_Chase · 30 Nov 2009 at 19:04

Cheers, nice to know now.

Was on-site without net access all day and did not have time to fumble around with UAC crap!

Rob7865 · 1 Dec 2009 at 09:44

Yeah, I really think MS dropped the Ball with SBS 2008!! No ISA - what were they thinking!! :eek:

Rob

SiriusB · 1 Dec 2009 at 16:19

UAC can be a pain on SBS2008. Didn't know about that setting but will bare it in mind the next time I deploy it!

It isn't so bad when it is running properly and you only have to prod it now and then to make sure it's still breathing

s0ck · 1 Dec 2009 at 17:56

08 feels massively bloated compared to 03 too ;/

SiriusB · 1 Dec 2009 at 22:12

Are you sure that's not just an illusion, due to all the new bells and whistles?

I think 08 runs like a dream, especially if you have the proper hardware to back it up [and let's face it, you shouldn't be cutting corners on your server's hardware]. Even on lower-end/older gear it still runs OK.

Sin_Chase · 1 Dec 2009 at 22:16

I just deployed a £198 SBS 2008 server.

Yes, £198.

Don't look at me though. I came into work and hardware was sitting in the corridor and was tasked with building it!

SiriusB · 1 Dec 2009 at 23:43

The first server I dealt with that had SBS2008 sounds like it is trying to takeoff when you open a folder! It just about runs with 4 or 5 machines in the network. I am slightly scared as to how it will cope if they get any more users.

Upgrade to 8GB RAM didn't help either. Wish they would have got a new one instead of buying that bloody coffee machine!

Rob7865 · 2 Dec 2009 at 09:43

Sin_Chase said:
I just deployed a £198 SBS 2008 server.

Guess thats just the price of the hardware and not including the OS cost!?

christophe52 · 2 Dec 2009 at 09:57

Iv been really happy with sbs08 the only niggle iv had with it is having to restart it more then i though due to it blocking web pages ever 3 or 4 days

s0ck · 2 Dec 2009 at 10:48

It would be nice is SBS Monitoring wasn't such a complete disk whore.
Average disk queue length = 10

wtf indeed.