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!
4 Answers
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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