I have two Domain Controllers.
DC01 usually contains everything and is doing great (AFAIK), however DC02 is constantly "missing" files that are clearly visible on DC01 and should have been replicated over.
The following errors can for an example be found in Event Viewer.
Example:
The DFS Replication service has been repeatedly prevented from
replicating a file due to consistent sharing violations encountered on
the file. The service failed to stage a file for replication due to a
sharing violation.Additional Information: File Path:
E:\fs\dep\pu\documents\meetings\110325.ppt Replicated Folder Root:
e:\fs File ID: {FC3F83F7-ACB7-47C6-83D6-25A7029A73DB}-v1183507
Replicated Folder Name: FS Replicated Folder ID:
C9A1D84D-2C0D-49E9-B79B-2A002D46A1E0 Replication Group Name:
brandos.local\brandos\fs Replication Group ID:
A1BAE4C9-E711-48C1-937A-584B0FB22528 Member ID:
A991041C-240D-4654-9DA2-D2E60605DD10
Any idea why files are missing?
Best Answer
It's amazing how the answer is sometimes staring you right in the face:
The file 110325.ppt has been opened with an exclusive WRITE lock. DFSR can't replicate a file if it's locked. Investigate the cause of the lock and release it and you'll fix the issue. This is not a bug or problem in DFSR, this is the way it should operate. You wouldn't want DFSR to try and replicate a file that's locked for editing, would you?
From Microsoft: DFSR will not replicate a file in or out if its local copy has an exclusive lock.