[cifs-protocol] [REG:111082117135230] RE: Initial replication of sysvol through FRS

Matthieu Patou mat at samba.org
Tue Aug 30 14:12:42 MDT 2011


Hi Hongwei,

On 30/08/2011 21:58, Hongwei Sun wrote:
> Matthieu,
>
>     As per 2.3.2.2 MS-FRS1,  A domain MUST have only one NTFRS replica set object of type SYSVOL.   The fRSReplicaSetType
> attribute of a SYSVOL type object MUST be set to 2.   Based on this,   the FRS can go through all the NTFRS Replica Set Objects to find the correct replica set for SYSVOL.
>
>    Please let me know if this makes sense.
It means that basicaly replica for sysvol is located with a search 
frsReplicaSetType=2 right ?
Matthieu.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Hongwei
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthieu Patou [mailto:mat at samba.org]
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 3:19 PM
> To: Interoperability Documentation Help; pfif at tridgell.net; cifs-protocol at samba.org
> Subject: Initial replication of sysvol through FRS
>
> Hello dochelp,
>
> I've got a question related to initial replication of sysvol, I've noticed that if I join a W2K3 DC to a samba4 domain, where a samba4 DC is already the FRS master and all LDAP entries related to FRS are created, then the new DC will add entries in CN=<name of sysvol
> object>,CN=File Replication Service,CN=System,DC=w2k,DC=domain,DC=tld
> and under its own object (in OU=Domain
> Controllers,DC=w2k,DC=domain,DC=tld, for instance under CN=S1-W2K3R2,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=w2k,DC=domain,DC=tld).
>
> The question that I have is the following: given the fact that the nTFRSReplicaSet object for sysvol replication can have a different name than "Domain System Volume (SYSVOL share)", and given the fact that fRSVersionGUID and fRSReplicaSetGUID are not used as indicated in
> 2.3.1.2 NTFRS Replica Set Object and in behavior note<26>  (about Section 2.3.2.2), how a new DC locate the correct replica-set ?
>
> I somehow have the feeling that it will use frsReplicaSetGUID in order to locate the correct replica. If not how ?
>
> Can you explain ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Matthieu.
>
>
> --
> Matthieu Patou
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>
>
>


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