The Security Tab Is Missing in the Properties of a DFS Share Point (302748)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

This article was previously published under Q302748

SYMPTOMS

When you are browsing a Distributed File System (DFS) root by using Windows Explorer, if you select the Properties dialog box for one of the junction points, the Security tab may not be displayed.

This behavior occurs only if the name of the server that hosts the DFS junction point that you are viewing is configured with its Domain Name System (DNS) fully qualified domain name (FQDN) instead of its NetBIOS name.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the buffer for the computer name is too short for the full DNS computer name.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size    File name
   -----------------------------------------------------
   7/16/2001   12:08p  5.0.2195.3861  34,064  Rshx32.dll

NOTE: Install this hot fix on the client, not on the server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbshell kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB302748