JSI Tip 9063. When you attempt to set the dirty bit on a mount point by using FsUtil.exe in Windows Server 2003, you receive 'Error: Access is denied'?

In WIndows Server 2003, when you attempt to set the dirty bit on a mount point by using fsutil dirty set , you receive Error: Access is denied.

Example:

:: Create a folder on drive F:MD F:Folder:: Determine the GUID of the D: volumemountvol:: Create a volume mount point from F:Folder on the D: volumemountvol F:Folder \?Volume{f21ebfa2-6713-11d9-a9ad-806d6172696f}:: Set the dirty bit on the mount pointfsutil dirty set F:Folder:: You will receive Error: Access is denied.

To workaround this behavior, you must temporarily assign a drive letter to the mount point so that FsUtil.exe can set the dirty bit:

fsutil dirty set

NOTE: Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2003 has a Maintenance Mode feature that will allow you to run CHKDSK in a clustered environment.