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Practice question 472 of 506 · hard

A GPO change appears in GPMC on both domain controllers, but clients using one DC receive old script files from SYSVOL. The environment uses DFS Replication for SYSVOL. Which diagnosis best fits the two parts of the evidence?

Choose the single best answer.

  1. A.GPO objects and every SYSVOL file share one atomic replication transaction, so the observation cannot occur
  2. B.The PDC emulator alone serves all SYSVOL reads, so the second DC is irrelevant
  3. C.Increase Group Policy background refresh frequency and assume that repairs the stale SYSVOL copy on the affected DC
  4. D.The AD portion may have replicated while the SYSVOL file portion has a DFSR problem that needs separate investigation
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✓ Correct answer

  • The AD portion may have replicated while the SYSVOL file portion has a DFSR problem that needs separate investigation

GPO metadata in AD and files in SYSVOL use separate replication mechanisms. Investigate DFSR content and events on the affected DC even if GPMC metadata is current. They are not one atomic transaction, clients can use different DCs, and faster client refresh does not repair a stale server-side file replica.

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