Russ, Not to complicate things on you, but both ROOTS and LINKS can be set to replicate - it can depend on what you want them to do.
Read the MS stuff and get back to us then... Still more than happy to help where I/we can... themolk. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rimmerman, Russ > Sent: Friday, 16 June 2006 1:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > Maybe the problem is a confusion of mine between DFS ROOTS and DFS > LINKS. I'm starting to get the feeling that LINKS don't > replicate, only > TARGETS do. So if I have 10 servers that I want a file to > replicate to, > I must create 10 root targets, not 10 links...? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Myrick, Todd > (NIH/CC/DCRI) [E] > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:52 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > You might try using DFSutil.exe to see if it can query and > possibly fix > your problem. I personally haven't used it other that on stand-alone > DFS roots in the classroom. There is an option to clean the registry. > Stand-alone roots store their information in the registry of the root. > Their might be a command to query and look at the information > in the AD. > > dfsutil /clean:servername > > Todd Myrick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rimmerman, Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > When trying to add a new root on the server I'm trying to replicate > from, I get an error "The following error occurred while creating DFS > root on the server server123: Unable to update the password. > The value > provided as the current password is incorrect." What password is it > talking about? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rimmerman, Russ > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > Also, one more finding - I'm not sure if this helps or not. > > When I run the DFS snapin on the main target that I want to replace to > the other targets, it shows the DFS roots but when I select the one I > want to view it says "The specified DFS root does not exist". I can, > however, view it with no issues on the root target server. > If I try to > view it on one of the 'receiving' DFS targets, it comes up OK. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, > Steve > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 6:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > Russ, > > This may sound silly - but is the File Replication Service running on > all three servers? Are they DC's or just member servers? If > DC's, is the > sysvol share replicating? > > Thanks! :) > > themolk. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rimmerman, > > > Russ > > Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2006 12:56 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > > > > > > Share permissions are everyone full control. NTFS Permissions are > > > pretty wide open too. All in the same domain. FQDN resolution is > > > working great. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, > > > Steve > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:35 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > > > Russ, > > > > > Possibly - what are the permissions of the 3 folders you > are trying to > > > replicate around? Are they identical? Check the share permissions as > > > well as the folder permissions. Can each machine resolve the FQDN of > > > each of the other two machines from it? I'm making the > assumption that > > > all 3 machines are in the same domain - this is correct? > > > > > themolk. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rimmerman, > > > > > > Russ > > > Sent: Wednesday, 14 June 2006 2:25 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sonar says the "CreateFailedCount" is 16 on my replication test. > > > > > > > Maybe it's some sort of permission issue. ?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > McCann, Danny > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:44 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > > > > > > > Where is the root of the DFS located? > > > I seem to remember having problems with DFS replication before, > > > > > > because one of the servers hosting the root had it's DNS > incorrectly > > > > > > configured. > > > Ultrasound would report any errors sure enough. After > > decoding what it > > > > > > all means you'll need a dark room to lie down in for a > few hours. :) > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > Danny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Rimmerman, > > > > > > Russ > > > Sent: 13 June 2006 15:31 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [ActiveDir] FRS/DFS woes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to set up a DFS share and having all sorts of issues > > > > > > getting it to work. I've installed Ultrasound and i'm > > either not sure > > > > > > where to look in it for the answer or it's not giving me > the answer. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I set up a link with 3 targets in a ring replication > topology. 2 of > > > > > > the > > > 3 servers are Win2k3, 1 is Win2k. The only server the file > > is showing > > > > > > up on is the one that is set up as the master to replicate > > from. The > > > > > > errors i'm mostly seeing are: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling > replication > > > > > > from > > > CAMPATFS01 to CCVVPLFS01 for d:\communicator using the DNS name > > > > > > campatfs01.ccc.ourdomain.com. FRS will keep retrying. > > > > > > > > > Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning. > > > > > > > > > [1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name > > > > > > campatfs01.ccc.ourdomain.com from this computer. > > > > > > > > > [2] FRS is not running on campatfs01.ccc.ourdomain.com. > > > > > > > > > [3] The topology information in the Active Directory for > > this replica > > > > > > has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > Following is the summary of warnings and errors > encountered by File > > > > > > Replication Service while polling the Domain Controller > > > > > > \\camdhqdc01.ccc.ourdomain.com for FRS replica set configuration > > > > > > information. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm thoroughly stumped. Any advice? 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