SYMPTOMS
On a Windows 2000-based server that is using Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS), you may not be able to administer the DFS root by using Microsoft Management Console (MMC), Dfscmd.exe, or Dfsutil.exe after you restart the server or you restart the Distributed File System service. This problem may occur if the server is configured as described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to use only DNS in replies to DFS "get referral" queries:
244380 How to Configure DFS to Use Fully Qualified Domain Names in Referrals
When this occurs, you receive the following error message:
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
If you use Dfscmd.exe or Dfsutil.exe to add a DFS link, you may receive the following error message:
System
error 2662 has occurred
When this problem occurs, clients can still access the DFS root.
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:
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
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Date Time Version Size File name
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11-Feb-2003 18:19 5.0.2195.6664 90.896 Dfssvc.exe