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"The system cannot find the file specified" error message when deleting DFS Root target

Author: Dmitry Korolyov MVP

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Symptoms

If you use Distributed File System mmc console to manage DFS, and attempt to delete a DFS root target, you may receive the following error message:
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The following error occurred during deleting the DFS root on SERVERNAME.
Do you want to forcibly remove the DFS root?
The system cannot find the file specified.
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If you answer "Yes" to the question, DFS root target removal succeeds.

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Cause

You may experience this situation if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) DFS root target was created on a server with default DFS configuration, using server NetBIOS name in referral
(2) Server�hosting the DFS root target you want to delete was configured to use FQDNs in referrals, according to Knowledge Base article 244380
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The error message occurs�after configuring DFS service on the server hosting the root target to use Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) in referrals. Since�the old referral name stored in DFS configuration was created�using NetBIOS server name, it does not match the current setting of the DFS service and therefore an error is raised.

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Resolution

The behavior is by design. You can safely ignore the error and answer "Yes" to the question�about forced removal. DFS root target will be successfully deleted.

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More information

For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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244380�How to Configure Dfs to Use Fully Qualified Domain Names in Referrals

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Keywords: KB555181, kbhowto, kbpubmvp, kbpubtypecca

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Article Info
Article ID : 555181
Revision : 1
Created on : 8/19/2004
Published on : 8/19/2004
Exists online : False
Views : 239