DFS Replication and file sharing violations

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Hi,

I am using the version of DFS that was introduced in Win2k3 R2, and
keep getting errors appearing in the replication group diagnostic
reports to do with file sharing violations - in other words, files
that were held open by someone when the replication service tried to
replicate the file.

Now, at the moment I am simply ignoring these as there is little you
can do, but the fact that the replication diagnostic report flags them
up as errors rather than warnings is a little worrisome - is there
actually something I should infact be doing?

Cheers
Richard
 
Re: DFS Replication and file sharing violations

Hello Richard,

If an application opens a file and creates a file lock on it (preventing
it from being used by other applications while it is open), DFS Replication
will not replicate the file until it is closed. If the application opens
the file with read-share access, the file can still be replicated.
Think the only way you have is to teach users to close there files when they
are ready working on it. Or you have to hardly disconnect them via the Open
files in computer management console on the server where the file is opened.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi,
>
> I am using the version of DFS that was introduced in Win2k3 R2, and
> keep getting errors appearing in the replication group diagnostic
> reports to do with file sharing violations - in other words, files
> that were held open by someone when the replication service tried to
> replicate the file.
>
> Now, at the moment I am simply ignoring these as there is little you
> can do, but the fact that the replication diagnostic report flags them
> up as errors rather than warnings is a little worrisome - is there
> actually something I should infact be doing?
>
> Cheers
> Richard
 
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