<s>
File	B-Protocol
Replication	I-Protocol
Service	I-Protocol
(	O
FRS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
service	O
for	O
distributing	O
shared	O
files	O
and	O
Group	O
Policy	O
Objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
replaced	O
the	O
(	O
Windows	O
NT	O
)	O
Lan	O
Manager	O
Replication	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
partially	O
replaced	O
by	O
Distributed	B-Protocol
File	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
Replication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
NTFRS	B-Protocol
after	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
executable	O
file	O
that	O
runs	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SYSVOL	O
directory	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
network	B-General_Concept
share	I-General_Concept
to	O
any	O
server	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
SYSVOL	O
directory	O
(	O
normally	O
a	O
Domain	B-Protocol
Controller	I-Protocol
)	O
as	O
shown	O
below	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2003	O
R2	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
DFS	B-Protocol
Replication	I-Protocol
is	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
File	B-Protocol
Replication	I-Protocol
Service	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
DFS	B-Protocol
Replication	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
state-based	O
replication	O
engine	O
for	O
file	O
replication	O
among	O
DFS	B-Protocol
shares	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
supports	O
replication	O
scheduling	O
and	O
bandwidth	O
throttling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
a	O
DFS	B-Protocol
Replication	I-Protocol
Service	I-Protocol
which	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
peer-to-peer	O
DFS	B-Protocol
Replication	I-Protocol
service	I-Protocol
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FRS	O
is	O
still	O
used	O
for	O
SYSVOL	O
replication	O
,	O
but	O
optionally	O
,	O
DFS	B-Protocol
replication	I-Protocol
may	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
FRS	O
replication	O
for	O
SYSVOL	O
shares	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
FRS	O
stopped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
up-level	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
domain	B-Protocol
controllers	I-Protocol
,	O
SYSVOL	O
replication	O
is	O
performed	O
using	O
DFS	B-Protocol
replication	I-Protocol
,	O
by	O
default	O
although	O
NTFRS	B-Protocol
replication	O
is	O
also	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2008/R2	O
up-level	O
domain	B-Protocol
controllers	I-Protocol
,	O
SYSVOL	O
replication	O
is	O
performed	O
using	O
DFS	B-Protocol
replication	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
NTFRS	B-Protocol
replication	O
is	O
disabled	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
