Enable or disable referrals to a folder target

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

A referral is an ordered list of targets that a client computer receives from a domain controller or namespace server when the user accesses a namespace root or folder with targets in the namespace. After the client receives the referral, the client attempts to access the first target in the list; if the target is not available, the client attempts to access the next target.

By disabling a folder target's referral, you can prevent the client from ever being directed to that folder target when accessing the folder in the namespace.

To enable or disable referrals to a folder target

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DFS Management.

  2. In the console tree, under the Namespaces node, click a folder with targets, and then click the Folder Targets tab in the details pane.

  3. Right-click the folder target, and then click one of the following options:

    • To enable the referral, select Enable Folder Target.

    • To disable the referral, select Disable Folder Target.

Note

  • To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Local Administrators group on each server that hosts the namespace, or you must have been delegated the ability to manage an existing namespace.

See Also

Concepts

Security requirements for creating and managing namespaces Delegate management permissions for an existing namespace Referral properties

Other Resources

Microsoft Web site