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and provide clarify to others in this newsgroup. We are happy to work with
you regarding it.
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--->Good day Morgan,
--->
--->I am experiencing the same problem as Tim was experiencing. We are
running
--->Trend AV.
--->
--->Any ideas?
--->
--->"Morgan che(MSFT)" wrote:
--->
--->> Dear Tim,
--->>
--->> How are you?
--->>
--->> May I know if my suggestion is helpful? if anything is unclear,
please feel
--->> free to post here.
--->>
--->> Thanks.
--->>
--->> Sincerely
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--->> --->From: "Tim Lang" <
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--->> --->
--->> --->Great tip - I will exclude my dfsroot directory from the
antivirus just
--->> to
--->> --->be safe. If I can catch the problem happening live again, I will
also
--->> check
--->> --->on the dfssvc process.
--->> --->
--->> --->Thanks!
--->> --->/-Tim
--->> --->
--->> --->
message
--->> --->--->> --->> Dear Tim,
--->> --->>
--->> --->> Thanks for posting here.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> After viewing this post, I suspect the DFS server may have some
--->> problems.
--->> --->> Below is my analysis to this issue.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> 1)After re-logging in, the missing network drive returns, so we
can
--->> infer
--->> --->> it is not a permission issue.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> 2) The network drive U can be redirected. which proves the
--->> application of
--->> --->> Group Policy is correct.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> The reason why I suspect DFS server cause the issue is we can
obtain
--->> --->> network drive U but not drive T. Moreover, network drive T is
resided
--->> on
--->> --->> DFS server.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> During my research, I notice a previous case that mentions the
--->> --->> Anti-viruses
--->> --->> software running on DFS server may cause similar issue.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> In order to narrow down this issue, could you please check if
the
--->> --->> dfssrv.exe process has a relatively high utilization usage of
CPU when
--->> --->> network drive U disappears on these three clients? If so,
please
--->> exclusive
--->> --->> the DFS directory Anti-viruses software scanning directory and
see if
--->> this
--->> --->> issue still persists. Additionally, please test the result
using the
--->> --->> command-line " net use T: \\hebb.proshow.com\Shares
/PERSISTENT:YES"
--->> when
--->> --->> network drive U disappearing.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> I look forward to the reply.
--->> --->>
--->> --->> I hope this helps. Have a nice day!
--->> --->>
--->> --->>
--->> --->> Sincerely
--->> --->> Morgan Che
--->> --->> Microsoft Online Support
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--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->I am having a problem with some users where a mapped
network
--->> drive
--->> --->> will
--->> --->> --->mysteriously disappear.
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->All clients are running Windows XP SP2 (fully patched)
--->> --->> --->Shares are hosted on Windows Server 2003 R2, which is also
a DC
--->> and a
--->> --->> DFS
--->> --->> --->root (also fully patched)
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->We have a simple AD network, with a login batch file script
to
--->> connect
--->> --->> --->network drives:
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->net use T: /delete /y
--->> --->> --->net use U: /delete /y
--->> --->> --->net use T: \\hebb.proshow.com\Shares /PERSISTENT:YES
--->> --->> --->net use U: \\WPSR-DC1\Home /PERSISTENT:YES
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->I have about 30 client computers, so far this problem has
only
--->> --->> happened
--->> --->> on 3
--->> --->> --->of them (one time each, on three different days and at
different
--->> --->> times), and
--->> --->> --->in all cases it was only the T: drive that disappeared.
Two of
--->> them
--->> --->> were
--->> --->> --->desktops, one was a laptop. The disappearing just happened
--->> randomly,
--->> --->> some
--->> --->> --->time after the login (they were connected and working fine,
then
--->> --->> poof -
--->> --->> --->gone). The network share itself (via UNC) was working
fine. The
--->> use
--->> --->> doing
--->> --->> --->a logoff/logon reconnected them.
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->We have very little in the way of group policy settings -
--->> everthing is
--->> --->> --->pretty much as per the default domain policy except for
this
--->> script,
--->> --->> --->password settings, WSUS settings and turning on offline
file cache
--->> --->> --->encryption. Speaking of offline files, one of the users
effected
--->> did
--->> --->> have
--->> --->> --->some directories in the share pinned for make available
offline,
--->> but
--->> --->> the
--->> --->> --->other two users did not. You will note that the share is
--->> disappearing
--->> --->> is a
--->> --->> --->DFS share, I am not sure if this is related to the problem.
I use
--->> --->> --->/persistent:yes because many users are on laptops (using
offline
--->> --->> files), so
--->> --->> --->I don't want the drives to disconnect if the user does a
reboot
--->> while
--->> --->> not on
--->> --->> --->the network. As mentioned above, only 3 of 30 users have
had this
--->> --->> happen,
--->> --->> --->and only once each. There were no network connectivity
--->> problems,
--->> --->> and
--->> --->> all
--->> --->> --->users have the exact same security permissions on the
server.
--->> This
--->> --->> seems
--->> --->> --->to be a new problem, as prior to this week I have never
seen it /
--->> had
--->> --->> it
--->> --->> --->reported.
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->Any ideas what might be causing this, or how I could even
--->> troubleshoot
--->> --->> it
--->> --->> --->further?
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->Thanks
--->> --->> --->/-Tim
--->> --->> --->
--->> --->> --->
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