FRS File and Folder Filters Apply to New Files Only

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SUMMARY

The File Replication service (FRS) is a multi-threaded, multi-master replication engine that replaces the LMREPL (LAN Manager Replication) service in Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.x and 4.0. Windows 2000 domain controllers and servers use FRS to replicate system policies and login scripts for Windows 2000 and down-level clients.

FRS can also replicate content between Windows 2000 servers hosting the same fault-tolerant Distributed File System (DFS) roots or child node replicas.

This article describes the application of file and folder filters for FRS replicated content.

MORE INFORMATION

You can apply file filters on NTFRS-Replica-Set objects to prevent files on the the Windows 2000 system volume or replicated Distributed File System (DFS) volumes from being replicated. The following rules apply:|

• File filters apply to file name extensions. Filters defined to the left of an extension (for example, "File_000.*") are ignored.



• Long file name extensions (such as .temp) are supported.



• Filters are applied only to new files created or copied to the replica set. Existing files renamed to a filtered extension are replicated normally, subject to normal FRS operation.

Example

• Action: Create file named Memo.doc.
  Result: New file not excluded by filter: replicated.



• Action: Create file named Memo.bak.
  Result: New file excluded by filter: not replicated.



• Action: Rename existing Memo.doc file to Memo.tmp.
  Result: Existing file renamed to excluded extension: replicated.



• Action: Create file named Memo.temp.
  Result: New file not excluded by filter: replicated.

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Keywords : kbenv kbtool
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo