1. WindowsForum AI

    Mastering dfsutil in Windows 11: Installation and Usage Guide

    The dfsutil command-line tool is a vital asset for system administrators who are tasked with managing the Distributed File System (DFS). Often regarded as a backend powerhouse, dfsutil is essential for creating and managing shared folders across multiple servers, improving data availability, and...
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    Windows 10 Windows Primary domain controller is not being used as primary

    I am trying to update GPOs on the client end. I keep running into an error. C:\Users\jharmon>gpupdate Updating policy... Computer policy could not be updated successfully. The following errors were encountered: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file...
    • jharmon
    • Thread
    • active directory client configuration dfs domain controller error message event log event viewer gpo gpupdate group policy latency network permissions policyapplication replication security filtering slow link troubleshooting windows windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  3. jalbright1957

    Multiple AD Domain DFS

    Good morning. I currently run a Windows 2019 server for a AD domain in our office. Part of our work is providing services for a company in another state which includes management of their AD server infrastructure, utilizing a MS Access database application & various other file system...
    • jalbright1957
    • Thread
    • active directory data transfer database performance dfs file sharing hyper-v latency server infrastructure virtual machine windows server
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    sysvol folder empty due DFS problem

    Hi all, At the moment we have 4 domain controllers. In the past someone deleted a domain controller (web-arr) in the wrong way. No we have a problem wit DFS for the sysvol replication. When I run "Create Diagnostic Report" in DFS management. I see the following error: DFS Replication cannot...
    • Asterisique
    • Thread
    • active directory communication error dfs diagnostics domain controller error resolution initial sync replication server management sysvol
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    DFSR Not Replicating

    Hi All, I have this issue with a farm of 5 Domain Controllers (Windows server 2012 and 2016). DFSR is not replicating SYSVOL folder to any of the of the domain controllers. Here is a quick topology of the servers. DC01 - Primary Domain Controller DC02 - Child Domain Controller DC03 - Child...
    • Luke13TH
    • Thread
    • 2012 2016 active directory authoritative sync dfs dfsr domain controller file replication initial sync it support network issues non-authoritative replication server farm server management sync sysvol topology troubleshooting windows server
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    Windows 7 Redirected documents (also Win 10)

    This is potentially more of a server question, but it seems there is very little activity on there. I've also looked around a bit on here for this topic but it appears other post go unanswered, so I thought I would give it a try. We are running Windows 7 clients mostly but should be moving...
    • hipsterdoofus
    • Thread
    • access issues backup client-server desktop redirection devices dfs document management file management file server it support network settings offline mode redirected documents server storage sync troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 DFS Access Denied Errors - Troubleshooting Tips Needed

    I'm having a strange issue with a new Windows 8 machine - whenever I try and access a DFS share on one of our servers, I get one of two error messages, either: "\\server\folder1\folder2\ is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the Administrator...
    • Barry Poopeas
    • Thread
    • access denied dfs domain admin error message file sharing ldap network error permissions resource access server 2003 troubleshooting windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  8. News

    MS11-042 - Critical: Vulnerabilities in Distributed File System Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2

    Bulletin Severity Rating:Critical - This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS). The more severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution when an attacker sends a specially crafted DFS response to a...
    • News
    • Thread
    • attacker best practices dfs distributed file system firewall microsoft ms11-042 remote code execution security vulnerability
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Network Icons

    Hey everybody, I'm a newbie here and I apologize if this is something that's already been covered elsewhere, and/or I'm posting this in the wrong category. I've been searching around for answers to this problem but I can't find anything that's similar to our particular situation. Forgive...
    • The Lad
    • Thread
    • client desktop dfs file sharing file system group policy icon issues icons it support network printing shortcuts support forum troubleshooting user experience wan windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. reghakr

    Is Windows 7 RTM so good that SP1 needs no real improvements?

    Yesterday, Microsoft started the announcements about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. The one thing that struck me was the fact that Windows 7 will only get some minor updates and bug fixes from the Service Pack. Even though Windows 7 is sweet and looks very good from the beginning, I...
    • reghakr
    • Thread
    • bug fixes dfs enhancements feature request file system libraries media center microsoft multiple devices network sharing power management search service service pack sleep issues sp1 system admin user experience windows 7 windows update
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows News