DFS Folder Access

[Dan Hurley]

I have an issue where I have implemented a dfs structure
on a Windows 2000 server system using Domain dfs's.

When I access the dfs shares via mapping a drive to them,
When I double click on the folder (dfs link share), it
just brings back the folder and adds the folder name to
the path...I can never get into the folder, just keeps
bring back the folder list. I have permissions set
properly. I've done it many times with the same results.

Any thoughts on why and how to fix?

Thanks, Dan

 

[Mukul Gupta [MSFT]]

Can you please tell me what is the target you have given for this DFS link?
Please send me the output of 'dfsutil.exe /view...' for this DFS root. It
seems like you have set the DFS links with incorrect targets.

--
Thanks
Mukul [MSFT]

PS: Please post DFS related queries in newsgroup
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system. Please use "DFS" in subject to make it
immediately noticeable.

PS: Please find latest dfsutil.exe for Win2003 (updated) at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...C3-C7A3-4B5B-9FF1-FD01B0203DC1&displaylang=en

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[Dan Hurley]

Here is the data:

Connecting to gp-server
Connecting to gp-server.GP.local

------ Blob is 1050 bytes...

Type is DomDfs
There are 3 dfs-links in this Dfs.

\\GP\Updates []
Timeout is 300 seconds
\\SERVER2\updates
\\GP-SERVER\Updates

\\GP\Updates\Virus []
Timeout is 1800 seconds
\\Gp-server\Updates

\\GP\Updates\Windows []
Timeout is 1800 seconds
\\Gp-server\Updates

Site information:
GP-SERVER
Default-First-Site
SERVER2
Default-First-Site
The command completed successfully.

-----Original Message-----
Can you please tell me what is the target you have given for this DFS link?
Please send me the output of 'dfsutil.exe /view...' for this DFS root. It
seems like you have set the DFS links with incorrect targets.

--
Thanks
Mukul [MSFT]

PS: Please post DFS related queries in newsgroup
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system. Please use "DFS" in subject to make it
immediately noticeable.

PS: Please find latest dfsutil.exe for Win2003 (updated) at

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?

FamilyId=82E8DEC3-C7A3-4B5B-9FF1-
FD01B0203DC1&displaylang=en

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights

I have an issue where I have implemented a dfs structure
on a Windows 2000 server system using Domain dfs's.

When I access the dfs shares via mapping a drive to them,
When I double click on the folder (dfs link share), it
just brings back the folder and adds the folder name to
the path...I can never get into the folder, just keeps
bring back the folder list. I have permissions set
properly. I've done it many times with the same results.

Any thoughts on why and how to fix?

Thanks, Dan

.

 

[Mukul Gupta [MSFT]]

Like I said in my previous reply, you have setup wrong targets for DFS
links.

For example:

\\GP\Updates\Virus []
Timeout is 1800 seconds
\\Gp-server\Updates

DFS link \\GP\updates\virus ----- is pointing to ----> \\Gp-server\updates
i.e. its own parent.

How? Here is the anwer:

We know that \\GP\updates --- is pointing to ---- > \\Gp-srever\updates. So
\\Gp-server\updates is root of your namespace. This namespace has a link
'virus' in it i.e. \\Gp\updates\virus or say \\Gp-server\updates\virus.
And in your namespace, this DFS link is pointing to \\Gp-server\updates i.e.
root of your namespace. So when you access this link, it will take client to
root of the same namespace and hence you will see the same link folder
again.

So you need to setup your DFS links with correct targets.
If you have more questions or doubts please let me know.

--
Thanks
Mukul [MSFT]

PS: Please post DFS related queries in newsgroup
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system. Please use "DFS" in subject to make it
immediately noticeable.

PS: Please find latest dfsutil.exe for Win2003 (updated) at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...C3-C7A3-4B5B-9FF1-FD01B0203DC1&displaylang=en

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights

Here is the data:

Connecting to gp-server
Connecting to gp-server.GP.local

------ Blob is 1050 bytes...

Type is DomDfs
There are 3 dfs-links in this Dfs.

\\GP\Updates []
Timeout is 300 seconds
\\SERVER2\updates
\\GP-SERVER\Updates

\\GP\Updates\Virus []
Timeout is 1800 seconds
\\Gp-server\Updates

\\GP\Updates\Windows []
Timeout is 1800 seconds
\\Gp-server\Updates

Site information:
GP-SERVER
Default-First-Site
SERVER2
Default-First-Site
The command completed successfully.

-----Original Message-----
Can you please tell me what is the target you have given for this DFS link?
Please send me the output of 'dfsutil.exe /view...' for this DFS root. It
seems like you have set the DFS links with incorrect targets.

--
Thanks
Mukul [MSFT]

PS: Please post DFS related queries in newsgroup
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system. Please use "DFS" in subject to make it
immediately noticeable.

PS: Please find latest dfsutil.exe for Win2003 (updated) at

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?

FamilyId=82E8DEC3-C7A3-4B5B-9FF1-
FD01B0203DC1&displaylang=en

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights

I have an issue where I have implemented a dfs structure
on a Windows 2000 server system using Domain dfs's.

When I access the dfs shares via mapping a drive to them,
When I double click on the folder (dfs link share), it
just brings back the folder and adds the folder name to
the path...I can never get into the folder, just keeps
bring back the folder list. I have permissions set
properly. I've done it many times with the same results.

Any thoughts on why and how to fix?

Thanks, Dan

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