Microsoft KB Archive/927291

= The &quot;Dfsutil /import&quot; command takes a long time to finish when you run this command to import DFS links to a stand-alone DFS root on a Windows Server 2003-based computer =

Article ID: 927291

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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SYMPTOMS
You are running the Distributed File System (DFS) service on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer. When you run the Dfsutil /import command on the computer to import DFS links from a metadata file to a stand-alone DFS root (namespace), the command takes a very long time to finish. For example, this problem occurs when you run the following command to import DFS links.

Dfsutil /root: /import:  /set /nobackup

Note  is an existing DFS root to which you want to import DFS links. is the name of the metadata file.



RESOLUTION
This hotfix has been superseded by another hotfix. For more information about the newer hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

931323 The &quot;Dfsutil /import&quot; command takes a long time to finish when you try to import DFS links to a stand-alone DFS root on a Windows Server 2003-based computer



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbpubtypekc kbexpertiseinter kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003presp2fix KB927291

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