Microsoft KB Archive/303806

= DFS Mapped Drives Are Not Updated When a New Preferred Replica Is Available =

Article ID: 303806

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q303806



SYMPTOMS
If you have a mapped drive that is connected to a DFS share, the DFS replica that is used may not be updated after you re-logon, even though there is now a closer replica available. Instead, the drive remains connected to the original replica when the drive was originally mapped.

This problem may occur when you create a new replica for a site that had to previously go to another site for its referrals. The computers that have current drive connections may not be re-mapped until the computer is rebooted or you follow the instructions in the &quot;Resolution&quot; section of this article.



RESOLUTION
You can work around this problem by using the Dsfutil.exe utility to run the dfsutil /pktflush command before you log off. The Dsfutil.exe utility is located in the Support Tools folder on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.



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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