Create DFS root target, no nTFRSMember, nTFRSSubscription created

Creating a new DFS root target to a member SERVER99 on 2K3 Standard using
dfsgui.msc as a domain admin. The share is up and running, permissions are
fine. In cmd.exe, when I do a

dir \\SERVER99\Share

I get the contents of the DFS root but when I

dir \\SERVER99\x$\Share

there are no files.

\\SERVER99\Share ***is*** being added to the remoteServerName attribute of
the fTDfs object under Dfs-Configuration but no nTFRSMember or
nTFRSSubscription is created.

dfsgui.msc dutifully shows the root target as "Online"

NtFrs_0005.log shows

.... S: No NTFRSSubscriptions object found under cn=SERVER99,ou=...

and ntfrsutl ds SERVER99 complains

SERVER99 IS NOT A MEMBER OF ANY SET!

No amount of bouncing DFS and NTFRS services has had any effect.

Had a notion about creating the missing objects manually but its not like
they are being deleted accidentally so something else is lurking for the next
target I want to create.

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:02:07 -0800, Bill <> wrote:

>Creating a new DFS root target to a member SERVER99 on 2K3 Standard using
>dfsgui.msc as a domain admin. The share is up and running, permissions are
>fine. In cmd.exe, when I do a
>
You have me confused. What is a DFS Root target? Normally you create folders in
the DFS root and set targets for these folders.

>dir \\SERVER99\Share
>
>I get the contents of the DFS root but when I
>
>dir \\SERVER99\x$\Share
Thus avoiding using DFS at all. You are seeing the same thing as you would see
if you opened X:\Share locally on server99.

>
>there are no files.
>
>\\SERVER99\Share ***is*** being added to the remoteServerName attribute of
>the fTDfs object under Dfs-Configuration but no nTFRSMember or
>nTFRSSubscription is created.
>
>dfsgui.msc dutifully shows the root target as "Online"
>
>NtFrs_0005.log shows
>
>... S: No NTFRSSubscriptions object found under cn=SERVER99,ou=...
>
>and ntfrsutl ds SERVER99 complains
>
>SERVER99 IS NOT A MEMBER OF ANY SET!
>
>No amount of bouncing DFS and NTFRS services has had any effect.
>
>Had a notion about creating the missing objects manually but its not like
>they are being deleted accidentally so something else is lurking for the next
>target I want to create.
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Dave Mills
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