I would suggest some reading if you haven't done so already. Specifically this document:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732863(WS.10).aspx My first question, is why you don't want to use a domain based DFS namespace? There are valid reasons for choosing a stand alone namespace, but I suggest that you really understand those before proceeding. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Technical Support III Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: "Ziots, Edward" <ezi...@lifespan.org> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 03/23/2011 11:20 AM Subject: Question on DFS roots in Windows 2008 Since I am a total N00b on DFS, On a Standalone Root on a Windows 2008 R2 Server, does one need AD permissions to create said DFS root? If the administrator have full rights to his servers ( one to host the root and the other server to replicate to), then I would figure none of this information is needed to be stored in AD since its not a Domain Root. ( Yes this department has their own admin, he needs to be responsible for it) Also it seems they want to use EFS so do security on the file system of the servers, along with this DFS, has anyone setup this and how much of a pain is the EFS/DFS combo ( Again never used DFS, and we utilize a third party application for disk encryption at the desktop) Any advice from the DFS guru’s out there would be helpful ‘ Z Edward E. Ziots CISSP, Network +, Security + Network Engineer Lifespan Organization Email:ezi...@lifespan.org Cell:401-639-3505 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
