Microsoft KB Archive/186750

= Usage of NTFS 5.0 junctions in the Sysvol folder =

Article ID: 186750

Article Last Modified on 5/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q186750



SUMMARY
The %SystemRoot%\Sysvol folder on a Windows 2000 domain controller is used to replicate file-based data among domain controllers. Because junctions are used within the Sysvol folder structure, Windows NT file system (NTFS) version 5.0 is required on domain controllers throughout a Windows 2000 distributed file system (DFS) forest.



MORE INFORMATION
Windows 2000 includes NTFS "junctions." Junctions graft the namespace (any bounded area in which a given name can be resolved) of the target file system location into an NTFS volume. An underlying "reparse point" allows NTFS to transparently remap an operation to the target object. Users and programs need to be aware of NTFS junctions when they perform namespace-walking operations.

The following folder structure is a sample folder structure on a Windows 2000 domain controller. This sample is rooted at the %SystemRoot%\Sysvol folder, and contains the following junction points:

Sample folder structure on a Windows 2000 domain controller
  <?xm-deletion_mark author="davidyu" time="20070503T112947+0800" data="____Domain   |   ____Policies   |   |   ____{2936608d-d3ad-11d1-aacf-00c04fd8d346} (guid is for domain)   |   |   |   |   |   |   ____Adm   |   |   |   ____Machine   |   |   |   |   ____Applications   |   |   |   |   |   ____Assigned   |   |   |   |   |       ____Alpha   |   |   |   |   |       ____X86   |   |   |   |   ____Microsoft   |   |   |   |       ____Windows NT   |   |   |   |           ____Secedit   |   |   |   ____User   |   |   |       ____Applications   |   |   |           ____Assigned   |   |   |               ____Alpha   |   |   |               ____X86   |   |   ____{47a980a1-d4bb-11d1-aad1-00c04fd8d346}   |   |       ____Adm   |   |       ____Machine   |   |       |   ____Applications   |   |       |   |   ____Assigned   |   |       |   |       ____Alpha   |   |       |   |       ____X86 |  |       |   ____Microsoft |  |       |       ____Windows NT   |   |       |           ____Secedit |  |       ____User |  |           ____Applications |  |               ____Assigned |  |                   ____Alpha |  |                   ____X86 |  ____Scripts ____Enterprise ____Staging |  ____Domain |  ____Enterprise ____Staging Areas |  ____Enterprise               &lt;junction&gt; = Sysvol\Staging\Enterprise |  ____Pss-nt5.microsoft.com    &lt;junction&gt; = Sysvol\Staging\Domain ____Sysvol ____Enterprise              &lt;junction&gt; = sysvol\enterprise ____Pss-nt5.microsoft.com   &lt;junction&gt; = sysvol\domain ____Policies |  ____{2936608d-d3ad-11d1-aacf-00c04fd8d346} |  |   ____Adm |  |   ____Machine |  |   |   ____Applications |  |   |   |   ____Assigned |  |   |   |       ____Alpha |  |   |   |       ____X86 |  |   |   ____Microsoft |  |   |       ____Windows NT           |   |   |           ____Secedit |  |   ____User |  |       ____Applications |  |           ____Assigned |  |               ____Alpha |  |               ____x86 |  ____{47a980a1-d4bb-11d1-aad1-00c04fd8d346} |      ____Adm |      ____Machine |      |   ____Applications |      |   |   ____Assigned |      |   |       ____Alpha |      |   |       ____X86 |      |   ____Microsoft |      |       ____Windows NT           |       |           ____Secedit |      ____User |          ____Applications |              ____Assigned |                  ____Alpha |                  ____X86 ____Scripts"?><?xm-insertion_mark_start author="davidyu" time="20070503T112947+0800"?>____Domain  |   ____Policies   |   |   ____{2936608d-d3ad-11d1-aacf-00c04fd8d346} (guid is for domain)   |   |   |   |   |   |   ____Adm   |   |   |   ____Machine   |   |   |   |   ____Applications   |   |   |   |   |   ____Assigned   |   |   |   |   |       ____Alpha   |   |   |   |   |       ____X86   |   |   |   |   ____Microsoft   |   |   |   |       ____Windows NT   |   |   |   |           ____Secedit   |   |   |   ____User   |   |   |       ____Applications   |   |   |           ____Assigned   |   |   |               ____Alpha   |   |   |               ____X86   |   |   ____{47a980a1-d4bb-11d1-aad1-00c04fd8d346}   |   |       ____Adm   |   |       ____Machine   |   |       |   ____Applications   |   |       |   |   ____Assigned   |   |       |   |       ____Alpha   |   |       |   |       ____X86 |  |       |   ____Microsoft |  |       |       ____Windows NT   |   |       |           ____Secedit |  |       ____User |  |           ____Applications |  |               ____Assigned |  |                   ____Alpha |  |                   ____X86 |  |____Scripts _|___Staging |  ____Domain | _|___Staging Areas |  |____Pss-nt5.microsoft.com    = Sysvol\Staging\Domain _|___Sysvol ____Pss-nt5.microsoft.com   = sysvol\domain |____Policies |  ____{2936608d-d3ad-11d1-aacf-00c04fd8d346} |  |   ____Adm |  |   ____Machine |  |   |   ____Applications |  |   |   |   ____Assigned |  |   |   |       ____Alpha |  |   |   |       ____X86 |  |   |   ____Microsoft |  |   |       ____Windows NT           |   |   |           ____Secedit |  |   ____User |  |       ____Applications |  |           ____Assigned |  |               ____Alpha |  |               ____x86 |  ____{47a980a1-d4bb-11d1-aad1-00c04fd8d346} |      ____Adm |      ____Machine |      |   ____Applications |      |   |   ____Assigned |      |   |       ____Alpha |      |   |       ____X86 |      |   ____Microsoft |      |       ____Windows NT           |       |           ____Secedit |      ____User |          ____Applications |              ____Assigned |                  ____Alpha |                  ____X86 ____Scripts <?xm-insertion_mark_end?>

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