You could create an A record also
Sent from my mobile computing device. On Jul 31, 2009, at 4:49 AM, Gavin Wilby <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm on a site that uses a Document Management system that was > recently (not by me) moved to a different server. There are > thousands of files that live in a repository: > > \\server01\documents\clients\* > > Unfortunately, what we have now found is that the users use > shortcuts inside this structure to point to other parts of the > repository, these obviously reference the old server, that no longer > exists. > > I thought of removing the DNS name of the old server and using a > cname to redirect it, but that's a bit of a cludge IMO. > > Can I go to the root of the store, and get a script to look at all > the shortcuts and change the path from say: > > \\server01\documents\clients\document.doc to \\server02\documents > \clients\document.doc > > This needs to be done with no danger to the containers or the > folders within... > > Any ideas? > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
