Graham, Have run into this before. Use ADSIEdit to get rid of the conflict [CNF:GUID] objects. Then, look at the following, and run the procedure from Gary Wilson: http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=13552&source=
The 13544 errors are 'ghosts' of Dfs links that aren't going to be created. Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT Microsoft MVP - Active Directory Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Graham Turner Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 11:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] DFS errors 13544 / 13552 am trying to diagnose and remedy errors returned by NTFRS (on Windows 2000 / sp3) error codes are 13544 / 13552 given the DFS is not in production have been able to take the corrective action of removing all replicas of the DFS link / the DFS root itself this procedure seems to have left behind some data in the Active Directory (as i view from the advanced features of AD users and computers ) in the following folder; ..\SYSTEM\DFS-volumes\DFS\linkname CNF followed by a whole load of characters the link name is that which is referenced in the events listed above and the removal of this data from the Active Directory would seem to be key to the resolution of the problem can i please get instruction on how to remove this obviously erroneous AD data ntfrsutl / dfsutil ????? Thanks GT List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
