SCENARIO: DFS REPLICATION APPEARS TO BREAK ON WINDOWS 2003 SP2 COMPUTERS AND

ON SOME WINDOWS XP COMPUTERS; FOLDER AND FILES DO NOT SEEM TO REPLICATE CORRECTLY BETWEEN THESE TYPE OF COMPUTERS.

“You cannot access the correct DFS shared folders from a

Windows Server 2003-based DFS client after the link targets

are updated”

FILES CREATED ON A WINDOWS 2003 SP2 V. 4478; SP2 v.4566 dfs file share would not appear

On a windows xp dfs share or on a windows vista; windows xp sp3 etc.  Yes.  Changes made on the

Dfs folder share of t: would replicate down to a windows 2003 sp2 computer/server But any changes

I made on that server would not replicate to any other computer operating system type (except

To another windows server 2003 sp2)….VERY STRANGE BEHAIVOR: IT WOULD ALMOST

APPEAR THAT DFS WAS BROKEN:

PRINT SCREEN AS SHOWN OF THE DFS SHARE ON A WINDOWS XP SP3 COMPUTER:

PRINT SCREEN AS IT WAS SHOWN ON A WINDOWS 2003 SP2 COMPUTER

(YES MISSING A BOAT LOAD OF FOLDERS)

FIX:

APPLY A CUSTOM SERVICE PACK (HOT FIX) AS POINTED OUT IN THIS ARTICLE:

http://support.microsoft.com/KB/954091

OTHER SERCH TERMS I HAD TO USE BEFORE I FOUND THE SOLUTION:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/servicepacks.mspx

:DFS FOLDER CREATED ON WINDOW 2003 SP2 DOES NOT APPEAR ON A DFS SHARE FOR WINDOWS XP

FOR PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN FOLDERS NOT APPEARING:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=911255

DFS FOLDER DOES NOT APPEAR ON WINDOWS 2003 SP2 file system mapped drive

dfs file does not appear onWINDOWS 2003 SP2 mapped drive

dfs file does not appear WINDOWS 2003 SP2 mapped drive error

files created on a WINDOWS 2003 SP2 mapped drive do not appear on a the dfs share

DOES DFS WORK WITH WINDOWS 2003 SP2

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773238(WS.10).aspx

CHANGES TO A FILE ON A DFS SHARE ARE NOT REPLICATED TO A WINDOWS 2003 FOLDER

dfs replication does not work properly windows 2003

changes made to a dfs folder on windows xp is not replicated to windows 2003 sp2 servers

are dfs folders on windows 2003 sp2 compatible with windows xp

WHERE I ACTUALLY GOT THE HOTFIX:

http://support.microsoft.com/KB/954091

ARTICLE INFORMATION:

Consider the following scenario:

• You deploy a Distributed File System (DFS) environment by using a cascaded DFS design.

• You configure some DFS links that point to some shared folders.

• You update the shared folders to which the DFS links point.

In this scenario, you cannot access the correct shared folders from a Windows Server 2003-based client computer. Additionally, this problem disappears after you restart the client computer.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the DFS client caches the link target information on...

This problem occurs because the DFS client caches the link target information on the client computer. However, after a link target is updated, the DFS client does not obtain the updated link target information from the DFS root. Therefore, the DFS client cannot access the correct shared folder.

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix informationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this...

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889100/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.