Can't write to DFS share

[WANguy2k]

I just added 1 new 2003 server in 2 of our 3 locations. Soon to install the third in the third location. I wanted to create a share that would automatically replcate to all three sites. So I created a DFS root on one server and a target on the remote server. Nothing happened so I quickly learned that replication won't take place unless there are at least 2 root targets. I added a second root target on a Windows 2000 server at the third location and the files replacted. (Sorry about the extraneous info, just trying to give you a picture of the network structure.)

Problem: I can't copy any files into any of the shares on any server by using the share and browsing. However, If I go to \\servername\d$\share I can write the files and they will replicate. Is this a feature of DFS? I'm logged on as a domain admin, and domain admins have full control over the share and full permissions.

 

[jamescoyle]

may sound silly but default share permission is read only.. check this on your dfs share to see..

 

[WANguy2k]

Not silly at all. Right after I wrote that post I realized 2003 default share permissions are RO. I kinda' forgot that no matter what my NTFS permissions are, I get the share permissions if I enter by the share UNC name. (Then I went to pour a cup of coffee an realized I forgot to put water in the machine.) I hope the rest of the week goes better...

 

[aftertaf]

lol

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