Usage of NTFS 5.0 Junctions in the Sysvol Folder
ID: Q186750
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
SUMMARY
The %SystemRoot%\Sysvol folder on a Windows 2000 domain controller is
used to replicate file-based data among domain controllers. Because
junctions are used within the Sysvol folder structure, Windows NT file
system (NTFS) version 5.0 is required on domain controllers throughout a
Windows 2000 distributed file system (DFS) forest.
MORE INFORMATION
Windows 2000 includes NTFS "junctions." Junctions graft the namespace
(any bounded area in which a given name can be resolved) of the target
file system location into an NTFS volume. An underlying "reparse point"
allows NTFS to transparently remap an operation to the target object.
Users and programs need to be aware of NTFS junctions when they perform
namespace-walking operations.
The following folder structure is a sample folder structure on a Windows
2000 domain controller. This sample is rooted at the %SystemRoot%\Sysvol
folder, and contains the following junction points:
| Staging Areas\Enterprise |
<Junction> = Staging\Enterprise |
| Sstaging Areas\<DNS domain name> |
<Junction> = Staging\Domain |
| Sysvol\Enterprise |
<Junction> = Enterprise |
| Sysvol\Pss-nt5.microsoft.com |
<Junction> = Domain |
Sample Windows 2000 domain controller folder structure:
____Domain
| ____Policies
| | ____{2936608d-d3ad-11d1-aacf-00c04fd8d346} (guid is for domain)
| | |
| | | ____Adm
| | | ____Machine
| | | | ____Applications
| | | | | ____Assigned
| | | | | ____Alpha
| | | | | ____X86
| | | | ____Microsoft
| | | | ____Windows NT
| | | | ____Secedit
| | | ____User
| | | ____Applications
| | | ____Assigned
| | | ____Alpha
| | | ____X86
| | ____{47a980a1-d4bb-11d1-aad1-00c04fd8d346}
| | ____Adm
| | ____Machine
| | | ____Applications
| | | | ____Assigned
| | | | ____Alpha
| | | | ____X86
| | | ____Microsoft
| | | ____Windows NT
| | | ____Secedit
| | ____User
| | ____Applications
| | ____Assigned
| | ____Alpha
| | ____X86
| ____Scripts
____Enterprise
____Staging
| ____Domain
| ____Enterprise
____Staging Areas
| ____Enterprise <junction> = Sysvol\Staging\Enterprise
| ____Pss-nt5.microsoft.com <junction> = Sysvol\Staging\Domain
____Sysvol
____Enterprise <junction> = sysvol\enterprise
____Pss-nt5.microsoft.com <junction> = sysvol\domain
____Policies
| ____{2936608d-d3ad-11d1-aacf-00c04fd8d346}
| | ____Adm
| | ____Machine
| | | ____Applications
| | | | ____Assigned
| | | | ____Alpha
| | | | ____X86
| | | ____Microsoft
| | | ____Windows NT
| | | ____Secedit
| | ____User
| | ____Applications
| | ____Assigned
| | ____Alpha
| | ____x86
| ____{47a980a1-d4bb-11d1-aad1-00c04fd8d346}
| ____Adm
| ____Machine
| | ____Applications
| | | ____Assigned
| | | ____Alpha
| | | ____X86
| | ____Microsoft
| | ____Windows NT
| | ____Secedit
| ____User
| ____Applications
| ____Assigned
| ____Alpha
| ____X86
____Scripts
Additional query words:
5.00
Keywords : kbenv ntfilesys
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo