Distributed File System Excludes Unsited Clients from Referrals when You Use the /INSITE Switch (332002)

SYMPTOMS

In the Distributed File System (DFS), if you are an administrator, you can use the Dfsutil.exe utility /insite command-line switch to force access to only those servers that are in the same site as the client, and not to any other servers. Client computers that are not in any site continue to receive DFS referrals.

The hotfix that this article describes causes DFS to exclude unsited clients from referrals when you use the /insite switch.

See the "More Information" section of this article for additional information about the Dfsutil.exe utility.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   ----------------------------------------------------
   14-Jan-2003  15:30  5.0.2195.6654  74,448  Dfs.sys

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Dfsutul.exe and the /INSITE switch, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

285827 DFS and Software Distribution Interaction

For additional information about Dfsutul.exe, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

282071 Users Are Accessing a DFS Root Replica in a Remote Site

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product