How to identify the servers (Domain Controllers) using File Replication service (FRS)?

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Durairaj Avasi

Hello::

I know all of you are on sunny weekend mood.... could you please give
your one minute on the following

How to identify the servers (Domain Controllers) using File
Replication service (FRS)?

and how to disable and enable the FRS service on the identified
servers?

i went through a "lot" of documents.. i failed to identify one....

thanks in advance.

-Durairaj K. Avasi
 
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Maybe I fail to see the picture but why would you want to do that?
First, FRS runs on every domain controller and it should. Second, stop
FRS and say goodbye to group policies since they're replicated by FRS.

Like every service, you can disable it by setting the "Start" value of
"Ntfrs" to 4 using either Regedit or "sc config". But don't do
it,please!! What are you trying to accomplish?

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Cheers,
Marin Marinov
MCT,MCSE 2003,MCSE:Security 2003
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I concur with Marin, FRS should be running on ALL W2K+ DCs and do not shut it off.

joe
 
Joe Richards & Martin:

The FRS team want me to write scripts to enable/disable
because they need them admin purpose. which i don't understand the
reason.
do you have any vbscript for that?
 
Tell them they shouldn't touch FRS on domain controllers. Period. They don't
have a good reason for it and could negatively impact your domain's security
policy which is far more important than anything they could be doing.

As for stopping it on member servers for say replicating DFS material then you
can simply do a stop service from a script which is pretty heavily documented in
the script center and other places. Not an Active Directory thing at all.


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Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
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Again, DON"T DO IT. However, here is how you can.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! (and believe us, the risk is great. If your
colleagues don't believe you, ask them to post here and we'll be happy
to discuss their specific needs. There may be another solution)

1) Option 1

set shell=wscript.createobject("Wscript.shell")

'Disable FRS
shell.run "sc config ntfrs start= disabled"

'Enable
shell.run "sc config ntfrs start= auto"

2) Option 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/services/scrsvc0
3.mspx

HTH (still thinking of doing it? ;))
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Cheers,
Marin Marinov
MCT,MCSE 2003,MCSE:Security 2003
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