List of DFS related hotfixes post Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003.
Applies to
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 SP2
W2K3 Service Pack 2
W2K3 SP2
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 R2
Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2
W2K3 Service Pack 2 R2
W2K3 SP2 R2
For the latest versions of the hotfixes search https://support.microsoft.com/
Note 1: Regular support of Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 ended in 2010. So there aren’t going to be any new hotfixes except for the Security hotfixes.
Note 2: These will not be included in any "Service Packs", since there are no plans for a "Service Pack 3" for Windows Server 2003.
Note 3: As any hotfix, you should test in your Test or Quality Assurance environment before being rolled out.
List of currently available hotfixes for Distributed File System (DFS) technologies in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows Server 2003 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=958802
List of Distributed File System (DFS) related hotfixes post Service Pack 2 for Windows Server 2003 as of Mar, 2012:
Originally posted Oct. 2011.
2462352 DFSR fails from a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 to a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=2462352
Update(s):
W03a3409.dll 5.2.3790.4715
Dfsr.exe 5.2.3790.4799
Update.ver
Supersede(s):
2450944 Some folders or files are unexpectedly deleted on the upstream server after you restart the DFS Replication service in Windows Server 2003 R2, in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2
979646 Some folders or some files are unexpectedly deleted on the upstream server after you restart the DFS Replication service
979295 The event ID 2104 is logged in the DFS Replication log on a downstream server when the DFS Replication service stops
977381 The DFS Replication service may stop responding when it initializes the replication process for the replicated folders on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2
977211 The DFS Replication service exits unexpectedly on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
967357 Some files are missing on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer after a DFSR replication
958876 When you try to update a file that has a newer version on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based DFSR server, the operation fails, the original file is deleted from the replication partners, and event 4412 and event 4502 are logged
955007 The replication may seem like it is serialized when there are slow connections in a DFS Replication configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
943661 Replication may fail after a "dirty" system shutdown on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer that has DFSR installed
931685 Replicated files are copied over the network when you use the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication feature on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer
2215778 The RODCs are not included in a response to a DFS referral request from a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 SP2
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=2215778
Update(s):
Dfssvc.exe 5.2.3790.4740
Wdfssvc.exe 5.2.3790.4740
Supersede(s):
945050 The private bytes that the DFS service consumes continue to increase on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller that hosts the PDC emulator role
931323 The "Dfsutil /import" command takes a long time to finish when you try to import DFS links to a stand-alone DFS root on a Windows Server 2003-based computer
953527 An event ID 6002 that references Distributed File System replication is logged several times a day on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=953527
Update(s):
Dfsmgmt.dll 5.2.3790.4420
Supersede(s):
947137 Error message in Windows Server 2003 R2 when you use the Dfsmgmt.msc snap-in to create a new DFS namespace that contains a period (.) character
932982 You cannot use the DFS Management snap-in to create a DFS folder in Windows Server 2003 R2 if the folder path contains a dot (.) character
951879 The Site field of the link target is displayed as <Unknown> in the DFS Management snap-in on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=951879
Update(s):
Dfsobjectmodel.dll 5.2.3790.4322
Supersede(s):
932982 You cannot use the DFS Management snap-in to create a DFS folder in Windows Server 2003 R2 if the folder path contains a dot (.) character
938666 Event ID 2019 is logged in the System log when a DFS domain root server stops responding on a Windows Server 2003-based server
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=938666
Update(s):
Dfs.sys 5.2.3790.4102
954968 Subfolder file content on an upstream member does not match subfolder file content on downstream members in a DFSR configuration in Windows Server 2003 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=954968
Update(s):
Quota.sys 5.2.3790.4406
954091 You cannot access the correct DFS shared folders from a Windows Server 2003-based DFS client after the link targets are updated
https://support.microsoft.com/?id=954091
Update(s):
Mup.sys 5.2.3790.4312
Supersede(s):
943711 You cannot access domain interlinks from a Windows Server 2003-based client computer that belongs to an untrusted domain