DFS Linked Folders disappearing

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i built brand new server windows server 2012 , have configured dfs root linked folders on , found issue. 

scenario: 

  \\server\storage share setup s:\ (net share storage=s:\ /grant:"builtin\administrators",full /grant:"nt authority\authenticated users",read)

   dfs root configured point \\server\storage  (dfsutil /addftroot /server:server /share:storage)

  \\server\storage\test linked folder pointing \\server2\test  (dfsutil link add \\domain\storage\test \\server2\test)

within 1 hour of creating linked folder, restarting computer, or restarting dfs service, the folder disappears , following event logged in event log:

event 518
dfsn service has deleted dfs reparse point \storage on volume s:\. reparse point deleted because not belonging of namespaces on server.

the interesting thing while folder no longer visible - can still access folder directly going \\domain\storage\test.

after few hours of troubleshooting - think tracked down issue , @ least have working.

the problem occurs me if dfs root share points root of drive.  in case \\domain\storage points \\server\storage , storage share points s: drive.  tried similar roots/folders on other drives same results. 

if, however, create root that points to share not @ root level of drive (i.e. net share storage=s:\storage) - problem goes away. 

this issue occurs regardless of security/share permissions.  i've also tried of common t/s steps i've seen while researching (checking replication, etc).  windows 2012 date patches.

any other suggestions/thoughts?  while have working pointing sub-folder on drive - not way i'd be...

joseph w. leathlean


hi joseph,

from description, seems created domain based namespace \\domain\storage, subfolder named test, point \\server2\test.

the problem same test, point dfs root folder \\domain\storage root of drive s intead of folder. incorrect. should assign folder.

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