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Problem with Distributing File System

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by carltom

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On Server A, I have setup DFS root and replicated it to Server B. I also created a dfs link and replicated it to Server B. I enabled both shares to replicate automatically, and it works fine. However, when i attempted to setup another share and replicate it on Server B, The automatic replication would not hold and the replicate status column would change to 'No', therefore the would not get automatically replicated. Does anyone have an idea why this second dfs link and replica will not configure as automatic?

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by ross.bale

It sounds as if the DFS root you have installed is a Standalone DFS root which does not allow file replication to other servers, you need to remove and reconfigure it as a Domain DFS Root, which is an option when configuring which will let you have multiple levels of DFS links and will also allow you to replicate files to other servers. This DFS root must be installed on an NTFS 5.0 (Windows 2000) volume.

by shanghai sam

As I stated in my question, I created an automatic dfs link under the root link and it replicates. Both the dfs root and the dfs link along with three additional shares under the dfs root replicate just fine. There is only one dfs link that will not hold 'Yes' in the replication policy dialog box. The DFS Root is a Domain DFS Root and my Servers run Win 2000 with NTFS 5.0.

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