DFSUtil.exe in Windows Server 2008 comes with a new CLI, which is based on Keywords, Required Parameters and Optional parameters instead of Switches and Arguments. With this change, we intend to make the usage of the commands clearer and easier.
Navigation through Keywords is more friendly, giving the information needed to execute a task.
An example of this:
To create the new Domain-Based Namespace Projects which is going to have a Root Target at the Server NewYork , with the old CLI the user had to type
DFSUtil.exe /AddFtRoot /Server :\\ NewYork /Share:Projects /Comment:”Projects in New York”
With the new CLI
DFSUtil.exe Root AddDom \\NewYork\Projects “Projects in New York”
The new CLI not only gives the necessary information for the task to be executed, but display hints to help resolve tasks related as in when you are creating a namespace you would like to add root targets to it.
2. New features in DFSUtil.exe
Creation of Windows 2008 mode Domain-based namespaces.
DFSUtil.exe Root AddDom \\Server\Share <Version> <Comment>
For Version you can choose:
V1: Windows 2000, Windows 2003 mode namespace.
V2: Windows 2008 mode namespace.
DFSUtil.exe Root AddDom \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace “This is a V2 Namespace!!”
Add and remove Links
DFSUtil.exe Link Add <DFSPath> \\Server\Share [Restore] <Comment>
DFSUtil.exe Link Remove <DFSPath>
DFSUtil.exe Link Add \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace\Link \\Server\Share “This a new link”
Display and/or change the state of Roots and Links
DFSUtil.exe Property State <DFSPath> \\Server\Share
State commands:
Online: Set state of link or link target to Online
Offline: Set state of link or link target to Offline
DFSUtil.exe Property State \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace\Link
DFSUtil.exe Property State Online \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace\Link
Display and/or change TTL
DFSUtil.exe Property TTL <DFSPath>
TTL commands:
Set : Set the Timeout value of a DFS namespace or DFS link.
DFSUtil.exe Property TTL Set <DFSPath> <Value in ms>
DFSUtil.exe Property TTL Set \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace 3000
Resolve DFS path to a destination UNC path
DFSUtil.exe Diag ViewDFSPath <DFSPath>
DFSUtil.exe Diag ViewDFSPath \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace
Display and/or Set Registry Configuration Parameters in Server and Clients
For Server
DFSUtil.exe Server Registry
Registry commands:
DFSDNSConfig : Set/Reset/View DFSDNSConfig key
LDAPTimeoutValue : Set/Reset/View LDAPTimeoutValueInSeconds key
SyncInterval : Set/Reset/View SyncIntervalinSeconds key
SiteCostedReferrals : Set/Reset/View SiteCostedReferrals key.
InsiteReferrals : Set/Reset/View InsiteReferrals key.
PreferLogonDC : Set/Reset/View PreferLogonDC key
For Client:
DFSUtil.exe Client Registry
Registry commands:
ProviderCacheTimeout : Set/View the ProviderCacheTimeoutInMinutes key.
DFSDCNameDelay : Set/Reset/View the DFSDCNameDelay key.
Enable/Disable Access Based Directory Enumeration (ABDE) in the Domain-based/Standalone namespace.
DFSUtil.exe Property ABDE<DFSPath>
DFSUtil.exe Property ABDE \\contoso.com\DomainNamespace
Manage Security attributes on DFS Links
DFSUtil.exe Property ACL <DFSPath>
ACL commands:
Grant
: Grant permissions for a user or group.
Deny
: Deny permissions for a user or group.
Revoke
: Revoke granted permissions for a user or group.
Set
: Set Security Information on the folder from SDDL input
Reset
: Remove the Security Descriptor associated with the link.
Control
: Set Security control information on the link.
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P.S.: See also this post with a complete reference of the DFSUTIL command-line:
http://blogs.technet.com/josebda/archive/2009/05/01/using-the-windows-server-2008-dfsutil-exe-c...
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