Error Message: The Internal Database Maintained by the DFS Service Is Corrupt (261122)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q261122 SYMPTOMS
On a computer that is configured with either a stand-alone or domain-based Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) root, adding or deleting links by using the DFS snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or by using the Dfscmd.exe command-line tool may generate one of the following error messages.
From the MMC snap-in:
Distributed File System
The internal database maintained by the DFS service is corrupt
From Dfscmd.exe:
System Error 2660 has occurred.
The Internal database maintained by the DFS service is corrupt
Note that these error message occur only if the following conditions exist:
- There are links hosted on three or more member servers.
- You are using a domain with multiple domain controllers.
CAUSE
The DFS database incorrectly reports corruption because the index for the metadata has not been correctly updated.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/26/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE kbWin2000SP1Fix KB261122 |
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