Message-ID: 202012060900
Time: Maintenance window Thursday, 10.12.2020, 18:00 h – 18:30 h
Affected: Users of the institute shares of the following faculties: philosophy, theology and economics as well as users from the pre-clinic and other areas (see below)
Impact: None

In order to improve security and establish compatibility with future Microsoft security patches for the Windows operating system, the CIFS/SMB security settings for the following institute shares will be adjusted in the maintenance window on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m:

\\wfs-gemeinsam.top.gwdg.de\<Institute abbreviation>-all$
\\wfs-medizin.top.gwdg.de\<Institute abbreviation>-all$
\\wfs-philosophie.top.gwdg.de\<Institute abbreviation>-all$
\\wfs-theologie.top.gwdg.de\<Institute abbreviation>-all$
\\wfs-wirtschaft.top.gwdg.de\<Institute abbreviation>-all$
\\wfs-zentral.top.gwdg.de\<Institute abbreviation>-all$

For current operating systems the changes will be transparent. Access problems occasionally observed after the changes can usually be resolved by a reboot of the respective user system.

For old operating systems that are no longer under support, the new security settings may result in a loss of access to the network shares.