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Using DNS Alias in path of the user home directories

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Karlheinz Barth

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Mar 7, 2005, 9:45:21 AM3/7/05
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Hallo,

I want to use a dns aliase (CNAME) in the path of the user home
directories in a windows Server 2003 domain for
failover reasons. If I use the alias name, I receive the error:
A identically name already exists in network.
Is there a workaround to this problem?

Thanks in advance
Karlheinz Barth
(ba...@ba-mosbach.de)

R.J.H.

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Mar 7, 2005, 10:11:45 AM3/7/05
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Check out this article
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281308
There was supposed to be a fix in SP 4 for 2000 Server and it was not there.
I thought that they would have fixed it with 2003 Server but it was not
there.
All you need to do on 2003 Server is make the registry fix. DO NOT LOAD THE
HOT FIX.

a. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
b. Locate and click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
c. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following
registry value:
Value name: DisableStrictNameChecking
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Decimal
Value: 1
d. Quit Registry Editor.

REBOOT SERVER.

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RJ


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Karlheinz Barth

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Mar 7, 2005, 10:56:32 AM3/7/05
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The problem is solved, many thanks for your help.

Karlheinz

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