Microsoft KB Archive/290075

= Distributed File System Links May Not Be Visible When You Connect to the Distributed File System Root Share =

Article ID: 290075

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q290075



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you view the Distributed File System (DFS) root in the Distributed File System snap-in, all the DFS links are listed. However, when you connect to the DFS root share, none of the DFS links may be visible. When you browse the DFS root folder on the server, the local file system placeholders that represent the DFS links may be missing.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the 8.3 file name creation functionality is disabled in NTFS.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, enable the 8.3 file name creation functionality on the server that hosts the DFS root:  Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate the NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation value under the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

 On the Edit menu, click DWORD, type 0, and then click OK. Quit Registry Editor. Restart the server.</ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
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