Directory Replication Is Erratic With Ntconfig.pol, Config.pol (172445)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q172445 SYMPTOMS
If an export server exports a Ntconfig.pol file to its own import
directory, and if the file is changed (by adding or removing a privilege),
the file is not replicated. No errors appear in the event log, and the
status reads OK, but the date/time stamp on the export directory file is
changed, although the previous time remains on the import directory file.
A small text file placed in the export folder will replicate along with the
Ntconfig.pol file. If that text file is edited, replication will occur for
the whole directory. If you modify the Ntconfig.pol file only, it will not
replicate. No errors appear, and replication status reads OK.
RESOLUTION
Rename the Ntconfig.pol, keeping the .pol extension. Allow replication to
occur, and then rename the file, giving it the original file name
(Ntconfig.pol or Config.pol). Replication should occur normally. After
this, you can change the file as needed; replication continues unless a
file is open.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We
are researching this problem and posts new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/10/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnetwork KB172445 |
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