From 1998d073d481fae5ca741d53f27ac5713a492413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicole Rappe Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:13:21 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Setting Up DFS Across Multiple File Servers.md --- .../Roles/DFS/Setting Up DFS Across Multiple File Servers.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Setting Up DFS Across Multiple File Servers.md b/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Setting Up DFS Across Multiple File Servers.md index 3311eae..6c7a71e 100644 --- a/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Setting Up DFS Across Multiple File Servers.md +++ b/Workflows/Windows/Windows Server/Roles/DFS/Setting Up DFS Across Multiple File Servers.md @@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ The first step you want to perform is installing the necessary roles on *both se The next step in the process is to ensure that the network shares that will be shared via DFS have sane permissions. You will want to ensure the following minimum permissions are configured. !!! warning "Replicate Folders and Permissions Across all File Servers" - It is important for you to understand that every member server of the DFS namespaces and replication need to be configured identically, with the same local drive letters and folder structures. The data for the shares only needs to exist on one server to ensure it can be replicated across to the other member servers of the DFS namespaces. + It is important for you to understand that every member server of the DFS namespaces and replication need to be configured identically, with the same local drive letters and folder structures. + + **NOTE**: The data for the shares only needs to exist on one server to ensure it can be replicated across to the other member servers of the DFS namespaces. During DFS configuration, this server is designated as the "Primary Member". This server's folder contents are treated as authoritative for the initial sync and replicate to the other members of the DFS namespace. | **Permission Type** | **User / Group** | **Access Level** | **Details** | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |