Dfs Site Preference Does not Work with Fault-Tolerant Root But No Domain Controller in the Client's Site (262345)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
This article was previously published under Q262345

SYMPTOMS

Your Microsoft distributed file system (Dfs) site preference does not work if there is a fault-tolerant root on the domain controllers and member servers, and there is root replication, but there is no domain controller in the client's site.

RESOLUTION

To 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


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/13/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbWin2000SP1Fix KB262345
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