RE: Domain membership test: Failed

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Hello viola,

Can you remember after that time how you restored the crashed machine? Seems that something was not properly set during restoring.

Anyway, i would try out this:

- check which of the 5 FSMO roles are on which DC and post the result

- disconnect the restored dc from the domain
- make again sure that the always running DC is GC and that clients are set to use that machine for DNS
- check on a client that everything is running as expected, login, scripts, shares etc.
- try creating a test user, group, policies etc. on the DC and try out to using the client for the new configured settings, policies, users etc.

- if everything is working as expected, try it the other way around with the restored DC
- if you get any error, i would remove the restored DC from the domain and cleanup AD on the other DC according to this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555846/en-us

- then reinstall the restored DC from scratch, even it is more work but after a year i think it is the better way to use the running DC and add a new installed DC to the hopefully running DC

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Here are the outcomes...

Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : alrange1
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Alrange.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Alrange.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-85-D4-E4-65
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.40
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.40
192.168.14.2
Windows 2000 IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : ALRANGE2
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Alrange.com
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Alrange.com
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 XT Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-0A-85-5B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.14.40
192.168.14.2
"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

Hello viola,

Please post an unedited ipconfig /all from both servers.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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Thanx Meinolf for fast reply... and patience, I'm trying my best to
the job
that's been 'given' me...
There is ALRANGE domain with two W2K servers, Alrange1 and Alrange2,
one Site,
no DHCP, both are DNS and GC.
About a yr ago, Alrange1 was restored, after bad case of virus
infection. I
have reformatted HD, changed partitions and with HP support restored
server.
Required services (login, backup, EDI, file sharing) were working so
I
didn't do any diagnostics untill now, when I have to add new server
Win2003.
I realize that before that happens I need to make sure W2K servers
are
running smoothly and will let me do ADPrep.
"Meinolf Weber" wrote:
Hello viola,

Beginning wiht your first posting without any usable content,
please describe your setup, how many DC's, which operating system,
how many sites and what happens before you got the errors. DId you
change anything or does a server crash and you reinstalled one from
a backup etc.?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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and
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"viola" wrote:

This machine is not working properly as a DC.
NetDiag.log registered this and other msg about:
Secure channel to domain is broken (ERROR_NO_LOGON_SERVERS)
Ping by IP and by FQDN (full name) work.
There are two DCs in the domain, and both can't contact domain,
Event Viewer System Log has 16650 and 5719 errors.
Please help.
--
V
The two servers are Alrange1 (with problem) and Alrange2 in one
domain.

Additional info from DCdiag (only errors, others were passed OK)
Starting test: Advertising
Warning: DsGetDcName returned information for
\\ALRANGE2.Alrange.com, when we were trying to reach ALRANGE1.
Server is not responding or is not considered suitable.
......................... ALRANGE1 failed test Advertising
......................... ALRANGE1 failed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
Warning: FSMO Role Owner is deleted.
Warning: rid set reference is deleted.
ldap_search_sW of CN=RID Set\
DEL:603d0370-c857-40ea-8105-938c8d912e53,CN=Deleted
Objects,DC=Alrange,DC=com for rid info failed with 2: The system
cannot find
the file specified.
......................... ALRANGE1 failed test RidManager
Starting test: Services
RPCLOCATOR Service is stopped on [ALRANGE1]
......................... ALRANGE1 failed test Services
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
......................... ALRANGE1 passed test frssysvol
Starting test: FsmoCheck
Warning: DcGetDcName(PDC_REQUIRED) call failed, error 1355
A Primary Domain Controller could not be located.
The server holding the PDC role is down.
......................... Alrange.com failed test FsmoCheck


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