Re: failed test MachineAccount

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From: Antonin (antonin_at_comphub.com)
Date: 09/04/04


Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 08:01:55 +0930

Hi Ace,

Thanks for your help.

I ran netdiag /v /fix and dcdiag /v /fix. It did not help. I started the
DHCP Client service and nothing changed.

I am not running WINS. Shiould I?

What do you mean by "NetBIOS name doesn't exit"?

 I have NetBIOS over TCP/IP enabled.

There is an error in the event log every 5 minuts:

EventID 1000, Windows cannot access the registry information at
\\health.on.net\sysvol\health.on.net\Policies\{31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04
fB984F9}\Machine\registry.pol with (51).

One other thing. It used to work OK for years. I do not know what changed
and why.

Regards,
Antonin

"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
<PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&LastNameHere@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:u$G8i4pkEHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> In news:OvsqbWnkEHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> Antonin <antonin@comphub.com> made a post then I commented below
> > Thanks Ace for your reply.
> >
> > Here it is
> >
> > C:\>ipconfig/all
> >
> > Windows 2000 IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : southpath
> > Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : health.on.net
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : health.on.net
> > on.net
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> >
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC3163 Fast Ethernet
> > NIC Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-02-A5-EC-AC-CE
> > DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 150.101.2.85
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.248
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 150.101.2.86
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 150.101.2.85
> >
> > The name of my AD DNS domain name: health.on.net
> >
> > The zone name in DNS is health.on.net and dynamic updates are enabled.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Antonin
> >
>
> Hi Antonin,
>
> Thanks for posting that information. It actually looks good. Your Primary
> DNS Suffix matches the AD domain name and you are using your internal DNS
> (itself). Are there any errors in the Event logs? I'm assuming your SRV
> records exist under the health.on.net zone.
>
> The one other error I see is the NetBIOS name doesn't exist. Do you have
> NetBIOS disabled? Is the DHCP Client service disabled? (that will cause
> problems too, whether DHCP or static since the DNS resolver service uses
it
> and needs to be enabled).
>
> Try running netdiag /v /fix and then re-run a dcdiag /v and then after
> that run a dcdiag /v /test:MachineAccount.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies ONLY to the Microsoft public newsgroups
> so all can benefit.
>
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> and confers no rights.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
>
> Security Is Like An Onion, It Has Layers
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> =================================
>
>



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