Sharing property of folders not persistent after system reboot

Last published : Oct 01, 2026
On Windows Server operating systems, folders that reside on a volume in a dynamic disk group and were set up as shared folders are no longer shared after a system reboot. The following is the workaround procedure for this issue. (1856737)
Note: Perform the following before system reboot.
To work around the sharing property issue
  1. In regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver
  2. Right-click the lanmanserver node and select New>Multi-String Value to enter a new REG_MULTI_SZ entry.
  3. Name the Multi-String Value as DependOnService and enter the service name for the Veritas DG Delayed Import Server name in the Data field. (The default name for this service is VxDgDI.)
  4. Reboot the system.
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