Problem: If a member server of a DFS share experiences a dirty or otherwise unexpected shutdown, DFS won’t necessarily continue to replicate.

Fix: Microsoft have disabled DFS auto-recovery following unexpected shutdowns by default.

To resolve replication issues following an unexpected shutdown, open the registry editor on the system which experienced the improper shutdown, and in the navigate to the key below, and change:

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Problem:
When attempting to login to a Windows 2003 server via RDP or from in front of the machine, after entering the username and password the system logs on then immediately logs off. This was a problem on a production server in a remote location. It prevented us from performing any remote maintenance of the server.

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