I'm going to ask what may be a dumb question, but I can't find anything on it in the literature. I am trying to get a better understanding of how SYSVOL functions, and I think I've got a pretty decent idea. But when it comes to Junction Points, I'm a bit mystified.
I have read the literature, and I understand that junction points are really just pointers to actual directories, rather than directories themselves. I understand that if you look in a junction point, it will appear as a directory but it's content will be the content of the real directory it's pointing to. I understand that the 2 junction points in SYSVOL are: 1. %systemroot%\Sysvol\Sysvol\<FQDN of domain> pointing to %systemroot%\Sysvol\domain 2. %systemroot%\Sysvol\Staging Areas\<FQDN of domain> pointing to %systemroot%\Sysvol\Staging\domain What I want to know is why Junction Points are used? I understand, for example, that you want to prevent files being copied when they're open by users. This is the purpose for the staging directory, I believe. I understand that the PreInstall folder is so SYSVOL doesn't copy a file in until it's fully replicated. But I just can't get anyone to tell me why Junction Points are needed in SYSVOL, and what their presence helps to achieve. If you guys have an answer, or can point me to the literature to help figure it out, that would be great. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks, Scott 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/
