Hey folks,
I've been trying to set up DFS-R for some time now, but I'm running into a frustrating issue. When I go to add members to my replication group, I get an error that says: "Security cannot be set on the replicated folder. The process does not possess the 'SeSecurityPrivilege' privilege which is required for this operation."
I've attempted a couple of fixes like granting SYSTEM access to Manage and Audit and using a domain account to run the service. Strangely, if I choose to ignore the error, the replication seems to work just fine with NTFS folder permissions as intended. Should I ignore this issue, or do I need to resolve it? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
5 Answers
You should know that permissions for DFS are managed through the DFS snap-in and not directly on the folder itself. It might help to set permissions on the source folder before adding it to DFS, allowing it to carry over to the destination. Just a heads-up—DFS-R isn’t ideal for file servers or any situation where files are changed frequently from multiple locations.
Did the share exist on the new member before using the snap-in? I usually ignore that error, and everything continues to work just fine.
I agree with that sentiment! We ran DFS-R for several years, but it was mostly for smaller data sets, and the monitoring capabilities leave a lot to be desired. For your scenario, I'm rooting for you to explore Azure Share/Sync. It might save you a ton of hassle!
You might just need to start the MMC as an admin. I had a similar issue recently, and that was the culprit for the error you mentioned. Make sure you're elevating your privileges when running the command.
Honestly, DFS-R can be quite a headache. I've found it works okay for very small data sets, but for anything more, I recommend going with a robocopy script instead of wrestling with DFS-R. You can run this on a scheduled task to keep your data in sync. If you do want to fix DFS-R, some have had success by uninstalling and reinstalling the services.
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