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You need to turn on Auditing. (both on the file server and workstation).
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You need to turn on Auditing. (both on the file server and workstation).

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Can you set Auditing via GPO that would roll out to everyone?
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Can you set Auditing via GPO that would roll out to everyone?

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Yes, GPO can be used to change Auditing.
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My Files are stored on a NetAPP and what I'd like to accomplish is for a group of x number of people to track:<br />
1. What files are touched<br />
2. If any files are copied.
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My Files are stored on a NetAPP and what I'd like to accomplish is for a group of x number of people to track:
1. What files are touched
2. If any files are copied.

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I would look at AD Audit Plus<br />
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<a href="http://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/netapp-filer-auditing.html" rel="ugc">http://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/netapp-filer-auditing.html</a><br />
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A fully functional 30 day trial is available to Audit CIFS shares on the NetApp Filer, files copied to and from the NetApp CIFS Shares.
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I would look at AD Audit Plus

http://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/netapp-filer-auditing.html [http://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/netapp-filer-auditing.html]

A fully functional 30 day trial is available to Audit CIFS shares on the NetApp Filer, files copied to and from the NetApp CIFS Shares.

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I know you can enable access policy in GPO and then on the object set users to audit, but is AD Audit Plus for the purpose of not having to sift through 1000 event logs after the fact?
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I know you can enable access policy in GPO and then on the object set users to audit, but is AD Audit Plus for the purpose of not having to sift through 1000 event logs after the fact?

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Hello EE,<br />
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I have a very unique issue. &nbsp;I have a situation where I have users who are accessing files on our file server.<br />
1. I can see files open from manage.<br />
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My question is can I monitor if a user is copying files from the file server to their machine, USB, whatever media?
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Hello EE,

I have a very unique issue.  I have a situation where I have users who are accessing files on our file server.
1. I can see files open from manage.

My question is can I monitor if a user is copying files from the file server to their machine, USB, whatever media?

Is there a way to track files copied from file server

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