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September 2007 - Posts - Windowmaker's blog

September 2007 - Posts

Well... Not really. But here is a nice tidbit:

1) Create a share called SYSVOL on an XP box

2) Try to unshare the directory you shared as SYSVOL.

3) You will get a nice warning stating:

"This share is required for the machine to act properly as a domain controller. Removing it will cause a loss of functionality on all clients that this domain controller serves. Are you sure you wish to stop sharing SYSVOL?"

Here is a screenshot:

 

But do not worry - unsharing SYSVOL on XP will not break your AD. My guess is that this is a direct result of code parts reuse between various versions of Microsoft operating systems, yet it's funny to see XP claiming to be a DC ;)