Re: dcdiag errors

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Ace Fekay [MVP] wrote:
In news:OxGiO4ipIHA.3408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Phil Loper <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
Hi Meinolf,

Yes, we did have an old DC crash, which we replaced with dc1 and we
also replaced our backup dc with dc2. Both were done a while back,
but I do think the problems started about that time. Both dc1 and
dc2 are gc's.
DC2 is not a DNS server. We do have another DNS server, so I went
ahead and changed both of them to use DC1 as the preferred and the
other dns server as the secondary, as you suggested. Since they were
both set to use the third server as preferred, could that have caused
some of the problems? Should I also set all the client pc's the same
way?
I will work on getting the rras moved to another box.

Thanks

What is the other (third) DNS server? Is it a DC as well? How many DCs total exist?

If it is not a DC, how is it getting a copy of the AD zone? Is it a Secondary zone?


There are 2 DCs and 2 DNS servers. DC1 is a DC and a DNS server, DC2 is DC only, and the third server I was referring to is DNS only and is set up as secondary. Should it be set up differently? My problems still exist after making the previous changes and rebooting. Thanks!
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