Re: Cannot delete DFS root

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From: Jill Zoeller [MSFT] (jillz_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/04


Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 08:53:10 -0700

Give this a try:

Give this more forceful approach a try:
HOW TO: Force Deletion of DFS Configuration Information 224384

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=224384

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"Sean Macdonald" <not_active2004@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I had previously set up a DFS root on a w2K server. Since then the
> server has been renamed and now when I am trying to remove the DFS
> root an error pops up saying that it is unable to remove the DFs root
> on 'old server name' and that the RPC server is unavailable. The root
> replica is also of the form \\oldservername\dfs root
>
> I am given the option to forcibly remove the root but this makes no
> difference and it keeps reappearing when I use the 'display an
> existing dfs root' option.
>
> I need rid of this as I need to be able to set up a new DFS root on
> this server and it won't let me do this until I get rid of the old
> one.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Sean


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