Searched for previous threads, came up empty, so here goes:

What's the deal with the K:drive on the NCSU campus computers? Earlier in the semester I didn't have any problems, but now I can't seem to save files on the K:drive (or manipulate any existing files). Every time I try to I run into one of two different problems:

1) The computer tells me that there's a file permission error and I don't have access to save documents to that location.

2) The computer says I don't have enough quota to process the command (which is bullshit because I have ZERO large files - mostly Word, PPT, and PDF docs).


Somebody please help me out here, it'd be very much appreciated!

10/25/2010 10:20:11 AM

this is probably an issue with permissions from the admin side. Are you doing this on NCSU computers and have you tried different computers? They've had issues recently with the N drive too, but you should probably talk to NCSU IT help desk.

10/25/2010 11:03:42 AM

Are you sure you haven't reached your quota? This sounds exactly like what happens when you max your quota out. Have you checked it?
https://sysnews.ncsu.edu/tools-bin/usmdb-quota

10/25/2010 11:08:45 AM

When you say k drive you mean afs space.

Where is it at (which lab) also what OS? Further, are you using direct drive mapping or a program (winscp, expandrive)?

I work for ITECS so if this is one of our labs I can put a case infor you and probably resolve it quickly. If its a backend Ill send it to Systems which I liase with. OIT/unity lab, you are SOL

^ As he says check your quota. Weird things fill it up sometimes. Weve some backend scripts I hate and some linux stuff that will fill it up without you knowing.

10/25/2010 12:36:41 PM

^^ Thanks for the link. Turns out I had a couple huge files I downloaded to the Temp folder. They basically were sucking up all the spare file storage space.

Also put in a request for more storage space on the server (100 MB instead of 50 MB). Doesn't appear to cost anything to make the request.

10/25/2010 12:45:43 PM

^ It doesnt. Honestly Id bump it even higher. Max you can do for free is 350 and since the new email change you can use all of it without devoting some to email.

10/25/2010 1:13:31 PM

10/25/2010 1:28:00 PM

lol for years i had wondered why it always took me so long to log in to a windows machine on campus

well, i got fed up with it the other day and started looking around... turns out my home directory was chmodded to ugo+rx

10/26/2010 2:20:08 AM

damn i miss the IT at NCSU. wake forest baptist medical center is such a shithole in that regard - 12mb of email quota (Exchange server 2003, with no IMAP support), no personal remote storage, and the only common storage drives are only accessible on campus if your computer has been setup to access the domain (which means agreeing to the security policy and letting them install the custom XP build with trend micro antivirus and all this other background bullshit). oh and all the computers in house are thin clients that run IE 6.0 and force reboot 2-3 times a day

10/26/2010 3:22:52 AM