The same question was asked at an MS seminar I went to about 3 or 4 years ago, and the MS rep explained that he didn't have a firm technical answer either, and that at some early point during the dev of AD, there was an intention to be able to host more than one AD on a DC and that junction points would have been used somehow for that....and just never got removed.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rachui, Scott Sent: 04 March 2006 16:50 To: [email protected] Subject: [ActiveDir] SYSVOL and Junction Points 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/ This message has been scanned for viruses by MailControl - (see http://bluepages.wsatkins.co.uk/?4318150) This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected. If you are not the addressee, any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing, nothing stated in this communication shall be legally binding. 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/
