RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration

[Molkentin, Steve]

Steve,   Happy to pick up the hijack...   Bad news - upgrading to R2 introduces DFSR and the "new" DFS as a whole new ball game. Old and existing DFS/FRS roots will continue as they are. If you wish them to use the new system, the old one should be deleted and created using the new DFS console.   As for a guide... nothing that I have found, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist (I usually do not look to hard for things like that, but that is just me). I do not believe there is a "magic" conversion from one to the other... yet...   The new DFS is much more intuitive than the original, so it should be pretty straight forward.   Thanks!  :)   themolk.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Rochford Sent: Friday, 22 September 2006 10:43 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration Slighlty hijacking the thread, if I have a 2003 DFS with replication running and would like to make it 2003 R2 DFSR can I:   Upgrade to 2003 R2 Magically convert from DFS to DFSR   If so, is there a guide anywhere to what to do?   Steve From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, Steve Sent: 22 September 2006 00:52 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration Additionally.. there are many catches with DFS when you start replicating files (if you were intending to). As a (R1 speak) root link, it is pretty simple, however you have to ensure you have your NTFS and share permissions set correctly before you create the DFS root and additional links or folders, etc, etc, etc.   If you are planning to replicate files, then MAKE SURE you are running R2 otherwise you'll have all sorts of file replication traumas using FRS... I love DFSR!   themolk.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott, Anthony Sent: Friday, 22 September 2006 6:32 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration Are you trying to access the folders that DFS created or the actual shares themselves? See this (it applies to 2003 also): http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q246888     Thanks, Anthony Scott Microsoft Consultant Mobile 616-481-9722 | Desk 616-464-6369 | [EMAIL PROTECTED]   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ibarra, Juan Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 2:42 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration   That would be 2.   Juan   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 10:11 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration   which server hosts the stand alone root? server 1 or 2?   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ibarra, Juan Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 17:34 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Urgent DFS Configuration Importance: High All,   I need some input on DFS.   I am trying to set up DFS on a file server, well in reality two.  I am configuring server1 with a standalone root, when asked for the “host” server I enter server2 and select the share drive I want to use.  I then create DFS links to subfolders and they create just fine.   The problem: When I try to access the links I created I can’t “Access Denied” even though I share the folders in advance with appropriate permissions, and of course at this point the security tab from the shares disappears. So I can’t make changes, and when I go and try to open from DFS I get an error “Failed to launch explorer home at \\pathname.  I also rebooted both servers and when they come up the DFS root is gone from server1 but remains on server 2 along with all the DFS links.   Please let me know what I am doing wrong.   Thanks, Juan     This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.