DFS Issue

[rathcoffey]

Hi there

I have set-up a DFS root with three root targets. One local and two on our WAN. Two of the servers are Windows 2003 server STD and one is WIn2k server.

When I try to create a folder on the \\somedomain.ie\dfs DFS share/root, I get unable to create Folder.....Access is denied.

I have full Domain admin permissions and have full permissions on the folder on each server.

Anyone any ideas?

Thanks

Rathcoffey

'A world without donuts is like a donut without a hole.......wait that would mean more donut! I'm a Genius' Homer Simpson

 

[mlichstein]

You can't just create folders in the root directory like that. You need to create links in the dfs console. These links point to shares, either on that server or on other servers. Then when you connect to the root of the DFS, you'll see those links.

 

[rathcoffey]

Ok, my mistake then. Thanks

One question, I have replication configured, if I have some files for example travel expenses sheets on one server, by creating a link will the users in other offices have a local copy of these files? i.e.. will they replicate to the other servers?

Essentially we want to have a central location to update all these files and have them available locally at other offices.

Thanks

Rathcoffey

'A world without donuts is like a donut without a hole.......wait that would mean more donut! I'm a Genius' Homer Simpson

 

[mlichstein]

Do not configure replication on the root of your DFS. That will cause problems with morphed directories. When you set up links, you can configure replication on them.

So if you have a root like this \\domain.com\dfs, you could have a link inside like \\domain.com\dfs\link1.

Link 1 could point to \\server1\share. You could set up a second share \\server2\share, and then configure replication on link1. Then the data will be replicated between the two. Users will also connect to either \\server1 or \\server2, and they will not be aware of which one (nor should they be).