Do your clients have a dns suffix search order defined? Without it they generally won't do host name to FQDN transitions for cnames.
-------- Roger Seielstad E-mail Geek > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Cothern Jeff D. Team EITC > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 1:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] alias not working > > Ok for some reason 2003 and xp machines that are locked down > with policies are not working with an alias that was created > within DNS for a server. > > To shortin the length of a server name for share purposes we > created an alias. > > IE. Fileserver1 alias FS1. > > If you go onto the machine and type in \\fs1 you get an > access denied message. If you type \\Fileserver1 it takes > you right into the server. > Anyone have a clue on which policies may be affecting this. > > Jeff > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
