Directory replication problems can have a variety of causes. When the Directory Replicator service generates an error, it is displayed in the Event Viewer. The Event Viewer contains information about the Status column in the Manage Import Directories dialog box and information about messages that appear while you are configuring directory replication servers.
The following sections describe some of the common problems encountered during directory replication.
If the Event Viewer shows "access denied" errors for the Directory Replicator service, be sure the service is configured to log on to a specific account and that the account used by the import computer’s Directory Replicator service has permission to read the files on the export computer.
The default permissions for an export directory grant Full Control to the Replicator local group. If Full Control permission is removed from the directory, exported files are copied to the import computers but receive the wrong permissions, and an access denied error is written to the event log. If necessary, click on Permissions in the export directory’s Sharing tab to grant Full Control to the Replicator local group for the export directories.
Be sure to specify export servers and import computers in the To List and From List in the Directory Replication dialog box. If you fail to do so, exporting will occur to all import computers in the local domain, and importing will occur from all export servers in the local domain.
Do not use the Explorer or File Manager to examine permissions in the /var/opt/lanman/shares/asu/repl/import directory. If you do, special permissions initially set there may be lost. These initial permissions enable directory replication to work; you do not need to change them.
Directory replication to a domain name does not always succeed when some or all replication import computers are located across a wide area network (WAN) bridge from an export server. When adding names to the export To List on an export server, and when adding names to the import From List on an import computer, specify the computer names (instead of or in addition to specifying the domain name) for those computers separated by a WAN bridge.
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In Server Manager, use the Properties command to display a summary of connections and resource usage for the selected computer.
The Properties dialog box displays a usage summary for the computer.
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Sessions |
The number of users remotely connected to the computer. |
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Open Files |
The number of shared resources opened on the computer. |
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File Locks |
The number of file locks on open resources of the computer. |
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Open Named Pipes |
The number of named pipes open on the computer. |
For each resource use summary that you can view in Server Manager, you can intervene in a user’s session with the resource.
To administer a property associated with one of the five buttons at the bottom of the Properties dialog box, click on the button.
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Choose |
To |
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Users |
View a list of all the users who are connected to the computer over the network and the resources opened by a selected user. One or all of the users can be disconnected. |
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Shares |
View a list of the computer’s shared resources and the users who are connected to a selected resource over the network. One or all of the users can be disconnected. |
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In Use |
View a list of the open shared resources on the computer. One resource or all resources can be closed. |
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Replication |
Manage directory replication for the computer and to specify the path to user logon scripts. |
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View and manage the list of users and computers that are notified when administrative alerts occur on the computer. |
