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Bias Analysis

Bias Types:
⚠️ windows_first
⚠️ powershell_heavy
⚠️ windows_tools
⚠️ missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation is heavily oriented toward Windows environments. All examples, instructions, and tooling references are for Windows Server, PowerShell, and Windows DNS. There are no Linux equivalents or cross-platform considerations, and the documentation assumes the use of Windows-specific infrastructure and management tools throughout.
Recommendations:
  • Clearly state early in the documentation that DFS Namespaces is a Windows Server feature and is not natively available on Linux, but mention any possible alternatives or interoperability scenarios for Linux clients.
  • Where possible, provide guidance for Linux clients accessing DFS-N managed shares (e.g., using smbclient, mount.cifs, or other SMB tools on Linux).
  • If relevant, mention open-source or cross-platform alternatives to DFS-N (such as Samba DFS support or other namespace/virtualization solutions) and their compatibility with Azure Files.
  • Add a section on how non-Windows environments can interact with Azure Files and DFS-N, including any limitations or required configurations.
  • In sections about DNS, mention how to create CNAME records using Linux-based DNS servers (e.g., BIND) or via Azure DNS, not just Windows DNS.
  • Where PowerShell is used, note that these commands are for Windows and provide any possible cross-platform alternatives or clarify that Linux/macOS users will need to use Windows tools for DFS-N management.
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Scan History

Date Scan ID Status Bias Status
2025-08-19 00:01 #85 completed ✅ Clean
2025-07-13 21:37 #48 completed ❌ Biased
2025-07-12 23:44 #41 in_progress ❌ Biased

Flagged Code Snippets

Install-WindowsFeature -Name "FS-DFS-Namespace", "RSAT-DFS-Mgmt-Con"
New-Item ` -Path "HKLM:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs" ` -Type Registry ` -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue New-Item ` -Path "HKLM:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs\Parameters" ` -Type Registry ` -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue New-Item ` -Path "HKLM:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs\Parameters\Replicated" ` -Type Registry ` -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue Set-ItemProperty ` -Path "HKLM:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dfs\Parameters\Replicated" ` -Name "ServerConsolidationRetry" ` -Value 1
# Variables $oldServer = "MyServer" $domain = Get-CimInstance -ClassName "Win32_ComputerSystem" | ` Select-Object -ExpandProperty Domain $dfsnServer = "CloudDFSN.$domain" # Create CNAME record Import-Module -Name DnsServer Add-DnsServerResourceRecordCName ` -Name $oldServer ` -HostNameAlias $dfsnServer ` -ZoneName $domain
# Variables $namespace = "Public" $type = "DomainV2" # "Standalone" $takeOverName = $false # $true $namespace = if ($takeOverName -and $type -eq "Standalone" -and $namespace[0] -ne "#") { "#$namespace" } else { $namespace } $dfsnServer = $env:ComputerName $namespaceServer = if ($type -eq "DomainV2") { Get-CimInstance -ClassName "Win32_ComputerSystem" | ` Select-Object -ExpandProperty Domain } else { $dfsnServer } # Create share for DFS-N namespace $smbShare = "C:\DFSRoots\$namespace" if (!(Test-Path -Path $smbShare)) { New-Item -Path $smbShare -ItemType Directory } New-SmbShare -Name $namespace -Path $smbShare -FullAccess Everyone # Create DFS-N namespace Import-Module -Name DFSN $namespacePath = "\\$namespaceServer\$namespace" $targetPath = "\\$dfsnServer\$namespace" New-DfsnRoot -Path $namespacePath -TargetPath $targetPath -Type $type
# Variables $shareName = "MyShare" $targetUNC = "\\storageaccount.file.core.windows.net\myshare" # Create folder and folder targets $sharePath = "$namespacePath\$shareName" New-DfsnFolder -Path $sharePath -TargetPath $targetUNC