Article ID: 130227
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q130227
SYMPTOMS
When you configure the import list for directory replication, you have the option to add more than one domain to the From List. If each of these domains are replicating to the same directory, such as the default %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\REPL\IMPORT\SCRIPTS directory, only one of those domain's files is stored in the directory.
The server imports files from the first domain and then imports files from the second domain. When it sees that there are files in the import directory that don't match what is coming from the second domain, it removes those files. Those files were from the first domain, so now the first domain's files are no longer in this server's import directory.
CAUSE
Windows NT behaves this way by design. An import computer can import from many domains and computers, but a given subdirectory can only be imported from one exporter. In particular, no two of the exporters may contain a REPL\EXPORT\SCRIPTS directory.
Additional query words: prodnt
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