| How to Troubleshoot
the File Replication Service and the Distributed
File System
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 272279 - This
article discusses how to troubleshoot the File
Replication service (FRS) and the Distributed
file system (Dfs). The main emphasis, however,
of this article is to discuss a general procedure
which can help you to troubleshoot FRS problems.
%HOMEPATH% and %HOMESHARE% Variables Are Resolved Incorrectly
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 236813 - You
can use Microsoft distributed file system (Dfs)
to map drives directly to folders and subfolders
in a Dfs share. If your home folder is on a
Dfs share, the %HOMEDRIVE% variable is mapped
only to the Dfs root and not to the complete
path
"Access Denied" Error
Message When You Attempt to Set Dfs Replication
Policy
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 261015 - When
you try to set a replication policy for the
domain Distributed file system (Dfs) link, the
policy may not be set and the following error
message may be displayed:
Antivirus Problems
May Modify Security Descriptors Causing Excessive
Replication of FRS Data in Sysvol and DFS
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 284947 - The
File Replication service (FRS) is a multi-threaded,
multi-master replication engine that replaces
the Lmrepl service in the 3..x and 4.0
versions of Microsoft Windows NT. Windows 2000
domain controllers and servers use FRS to replicate
system policy and logon scripts that reside
in the System Volume (Sysvol) for Windows 2000-based
clients and earlier
Cannot Create a Dfs
Link Under a Current Dfs Link
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 227772 - There
is no option to create a new Microsoft distributed
file system (Dfs) link for any current Dfs link
in the Distributed File System snap-in. You
cannot create links under current links; you
can create only replicas.
Cluster Server DFS
Root Resource Does Not Pass Status Check
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 232478 - When
you are reviewing a system event log on a node
in a server cluster, the following error messages
may appear even though no resource problems
appear in Cluster Administrator:
Console and Terminal
Services Access to Dfs Share Ignores Site Preference
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 274411 - When
you are connected to the console, or in a Terminal
Services session, you may be referred to a distributed
file system (Dfs) replicant even though the
local Dfs share is a closer resource and a better
choice.
"DFSCMD /BATCH" Command
Cannot Handle Spaces in Share Names
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 278884 - If
you are running a Distributed File System (DFS)
server on Windows 2000 and some of your share
names contain spaces, the share names are not
enclosed in quotation marks when you export
the configuration by using the dfscmd /view
/batch command.
DFS Site Information
Is Not Updated When You Move Server to a New
Active Directory Site
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 260857 - After
you move a server that is a replica member of
a Domain Distributed File System (DFS), client
computers that connect through the DFS namespace
seem to disregard the relocation of a server
to a different Active Directory site.
Distributed File
System Links May Not Be Visible When You Connect
to the Distributed File System Root Share
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 290075 - When
you view the Distributed File System (DFS) root
in the Distributed File System snap-in, all
the DFS links are listed. However, when you
connect to the DFS root share, none of the DFS
links may be visible. When you browse the DFS
root folder on the server, the local file system
placeholders that represent the DFS links may
be missing.
Documentation Error
in Distributed File System Help
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 276017 - Distributed
File System (DFS) Help contains the following
documentation errors in the "How to" section:
"Error 53" Error
Message When You Try to Connect to a Windows
2000 Domain-Based DFS Share
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 242001 - When
you attempt to connect to a Windows 2000 domain-based
Distributed File System (DFS) share using a
Windows NT-based client, you may receive the
following error message: System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not
found.
Error Message Occurs
When You Create a Distributed File System Root
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 288399 - When
you use the Distributed File System (DFS) Wizard
to create a new DFS root, you may receive the
following error message when the wizard is finished:
Error Message When
You Attempt to Access a Domain-Based DFS Share
in Office 2000
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 272230 - When
you attempt to open or save a domain-based Distributed
File System (DFS) share, you may experience
the following problems:
Error Message: The
Internal Database Maintained by the Dfs Service
Is Corrupt
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 261122 - On
a computer that is configured with either a
stand-alone or domain-based Microsoft distributed
file system (Dfs) root, adding or deleting links
by using the Dfs snap-in in Microsoft Management
Console (MMC) or by using the Dfscmd.exe command
Folders Are Created
Once an Hour If FRS Is Enabled in a DFS Root
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 259281 - Multiple
redundant folders may appear in the root of
a Distributed File System (DFS - share if the
File Replication service (FRS - is enabled at
the DFS root.
Unable to Create
DFS Replication Policy with Missing Administrative
Shares
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 272702 - When
you try to create a Distributed File System
(DFS) replication policy for a replica set,
you may receive the following error message:
Users Are Accessing
a DFS Root Replica in a Remote Site
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 282071 - In
several circumstances, users are accessing a
Distributed File System (DFS) root replica in
a remote site and not in their own site.
You Cannot Connect
to Domain-Based DFS Root When You Log on with
Cached Credentials
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 282080 - After
you log on to a Windows 2000-based computer
with cached credentials, and then you connect
to a network (either by using remote access
or by re-attaching the network cable) while
you attempt to connect to a domain-based Distributed
File System (DFS) root, you receive either of
the following error messages: A
Duplicate Name Exists on the Network
or The Network Name could
not be found.
You Cannot Take DFS
Replica Members Offline
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 320661 - If
you try to take a Distributed File System (DFS)
link replica member offline while the server
that hosts the replica member is not available,
the operation may not succeed. The replica appears
to be offline in the DFS Administrator tool,
but referrals to the replica set still include
the unavailable server. |
