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Ed Fries
Asked: 2015-05-27 21:27:54 +0800 CST

DFS Using Domain Alias

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Client has SuperVeryExtraLong.com AD domain so a DFS namespace becomes \\SuperVeryExtraLong.com\foo with a minimum of 29 characters. This is a problem with the 255 character path limit.

Is there a way to create a domain alias that can be used by DFS-R?

I have looked at creating a cname however that I'm unable to figure out how to get DFS to use this and am concerned about name resolution/site location issues down the road. Would rather not rename AD just for this.
AD is 2008 R2, no Exchange.

Thanks.

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1 Answers

  1. Never tried it for DFS, but sounds like you should add an UPN on you Active Directory Domains and Trusts: that adds an "alias" for the domain, so DFS should be redirected properly.

    Again, never tried it for DFS.

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