Hello,

We have a Windows 2003 Server which has some folders shared. I have
to find a way to know what are doing users whith those files. Most of this
files are generated by MS Word, Excel. I tryed to audit those folders but
the information is not helping me too much. I would like to know the follwing:
- if the files are copied from server to local station
and from this to USB flash memory , flopy disk or send by email and so on.
- when the user is opening, changing, deleting or
closing a file.

Can you please tell me if is there a way to do this only with the option
from Windows 2003 or do I have to use another software ( is possible please
tell me what software should I use)?

Re: "file audit" by Roger

Roger
Thu Feb 22 02:55:15 CST 2007


"Frank" <Frank@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D9B834C-F7B0-4AF1-8E09-5954229EC24E@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> We have a Windows 2003 Server which has some folders shared. I have
> to find a way to know what are doing users whith those files. Most of this
> files are generated by MS Word, Excel. I tryed to audit those folders but
> the information is not helping me too much. I would like to know the
> follwing:
> - if the files are copied from server to local
> station
> and from this to USB flash memory , flopy disk or send by email and so on.
> - when the user is opening, changing, deleting or
> closing a file.
>
> Can you please tell me if is there a way to do this only with the option
> from Windows 2003 or do I have to use another software ( is possible
> please
> tell me what software should I use)?
>

Sure, the following is what NTFS auditing is for
> - when the user is opening, changing, deleting or
> closing a file.
Just search out, even in the help system, file audit
What you will run into is a large amount of info if the audit is
of frequently accessed files.

But, the following is not directly available, and where it is
available it is not effected at the storage server
> - if the files are copied from server to local station
> and from this to USB flash memory , flopy disk or
> send by email and so on.
basically because once a file is opened/read a binary
image of it is in memory, and so settings on the source
are no longer in effect, and because saving is audited
at the location saved-to, which in some of the cases
you mention is outside of your control.