Microsoft KB Archive/281883

= DFS Does Not Replicate Contents to Root Replicas =

PSS ID Number: 281883

Article Last Modified on 12/18/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2

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This article was previously published under Q281883



SYMPTOMS
If you access the Distributed File System (DFS) root replica by using \\ \ of the DFS root replica share location, the parent folders appear correctly, but the subfolders are empty.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because when the share name on the DFS root replica is different than the share name of the DFS root, the contents of the top folder structure are created on the DFS root replica, but the subfolders are not.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open DFS, and remove the DFS root replica from the DFS structure.
 * 2) Delete the DFS share from the DFS root replica computer.
 * 3) Create a share with the same share name as the DFS root on the DFS replica computer.
 * 4) Create a new root replica in DFS, pointing it to the new share on the DFS replica.

Keywords: kbDFS kbprb KB281883

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbWin2000AdvServSP1 kbWin2000AdvServSP2 kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000ServSP1 kbwin2000ServSP2 kbWinAdvServSearch

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