Jim, Don't spend too much time looking for that REPL share. It's gone. With multi-master replication, each server gets to participate equally, rather than what we had with NT. IOW, there isn't a server that acts as the top 'replication' point.
Now, that CAN present some issues in the mixed environment, where some clients and existing downlevel servers are expecting to find information - like scripts. And, these need to be shared regardless of where the logon point is. Given that we now have File Replication Service (FRS) on Win2k, it's not compatible with LMREPL. However, it's pretty easy to resolve this. What is done is to set up a script that copies the files from the Win2k SYSVOL to the Windows NT REPL share, and back. It's appropriately called LMBRIDGE.CMD in the RESKit. >From the TechNet site, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodt echnol/windows2000serv/deploy/cookbook/cookchp8.asp (beware of wrap) ======================================== Synchronize File Replication Services The two file replication services, LMRepl for Windows NT 4.0 and NT File Replication service (NTFRS) for the SYSVOL on Windows 2000, are not compatible, meaning they do not replicate files between them. Therefore, administrators have to create a manual process that copies new scripts from the logon folder in the SYSVOL to the LMRepl export folder on the Windows NT 4.0 domain controller. The easiest way to perform this operation is as follows: On the Windows NT 4.0 domain controller, which was configured as LMRepl export server, create a batch file that copies all files from the netlogon share on the PDC to the <repl\export\scripts> folder. Add this batch file to the list of tasks that are executed once a day by the scheduling service. Configure the scheduling service to use a user account that has the rights to access the netlogon share on the PDC. Simple user rights are sufficient. Note The Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit has a more sophisticated script called lmbridge.cmd. It allows use of either xcopy or robocopy. To create the batch script: On HB-ACCT-ROW-DC3 (the LMRepl export server), create the following batch file: Net use o: /delete Net use o: \\hb-acct-row-dc1\netlogon Echo y| copy o:\*.* %systemroot%\system32\repl\export\scripts Net use o: /delete Save the batch file, for example, as c:\tools\brepl.bat. Open a command prompt and type the following command to configure the schedule service: at 12:00am /every:m,t,w,th,f,sa,su c:\tools\brepl.bat Open the server manager, select HB-ACCT-ROW-DC3, and select Services from the Computer menu. In the Services dialog box, select Schedule in the Service box, and click Startup. In the Service dialog box for the Schedule service, select Automatic as startup type. In the Log On As: section, select This Account, and press the browse button (.). The object picker dialog opens. Select a user account in the object picker that has read access to the netlogon share on the PDC, like the repl service account that is used by the LMRepl directory synchronization service, and click OK. Enter the password that is used by this account. ================================================== Hope this helps! Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jim Busick > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 4:34 PM > To: ActiveDirList (E-mail) > Subject: [ActiveDir] file replication > > > We've just completed an AD upgrade of our PDC and promoted a > Win2k member server to DC (the BDC died during the upgrade). > Everything seems to be working fine but I can't find the > $REPL share on the DC that we promoted. In the NT domain, we > set up replication between the PDC and BDC. I guess my > question is, if a user authenticates to the promoted DC, > where does it get its old NT scripts and policies? > > Jim Busick > Database Network Analyst MCSE > Santee School District > Santee, CA 92071 > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
