Yeodave's questions

Not sure if Microsoft have changes something or not.

I have a shared folder called Users on a server. Each user in my domain has a sub-folder within it, lets call one SmithJohn. So the structure is \\Server\Users\SmithJohn.

Everyone has Read access to the \\Server\Users folder but only the user and people they nominate have Read or Modify permissions to the SmithJohn folder.

I'm sure that in Windows Server 2003 people in \\Server\Users could see all the folders it contained, regardless of the permissions they had to the SmithJohn folder. On this 2008 Server they only see folders they have permission for. It this behaviour intended or have I got permissions on the Users folder wrong?

I have a MS SQL2008 server running a root instance and a named instances.

SQL001\.

SQL001\Pilgrim

When I connected to SQL001\Pilgrim I can set-up a link to the default instance SQL001\. no problem, but when I connect to the Default Instance SQL001\. and try to add a link to the named instance SLQ001\Pilgrim I get the error below.

This was working before I rebooted the server nearly a month ago but all services are running. I have tried restarting them.

The server in Windows 2008 R2 64bit and MSSQL is 2008. I am using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio on the server itself and the firewall is off.

The web applications and clients that use both instances are working perfectly.

I have a virtual server running Windows Server 2008 r2 onto which I have installed Windows Sharepoint Services 3. My SQL server is also a VM running MSSQL 2008 on Windows Server 2008 r2. I am using windows authentication NTLM.

I restored the site collection from an old Farm using Stsadm and all works fine... except that every so often, when I try to access the site, it gives me the message...

403 - Forbidden: Access is denied.
You do not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials that you supplied.

Trying to access the Default.aspx also fails with a 401.

About 15-30 minutes later it will be working again. Then it will stop again and the cycle repeats.

It is driving me mental. Any ideas?