Re: Help! Second Domain Controller
From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/31/04
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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 09:52:33 +0100
When you removed the other DCs, did you run dcpromo again to perform a
demotion or did you simply format them and reinstall something else??
To replace a single domain's DC you have to transfer the 5 FSMO roles to
another DC. You also need to grant the new DC the role of GC and setup DNS
on that server.
The following links may help you (they also provide other links to MS docs):
-- http://www.msresource.net/kb/replaceSingleDC.html (how to do what you
want)
-- http://www.msresource.net/kb/fsmoroles.html (an explanation of the FSMO
roles)
-- http://www.msresource.net/kb/moveFSMOroles.html (how to move the FSMO
roles)
-- http://www.msresource.net/kb/ConfigureGC.html (how to configure a Global
Catalog)
-- Paul Williams _________________________________________ http://www.msresource.net Join us in our new forums! http://forums.msresource.net _________________________________________ "Ray" <ray@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uu4KpPYdEHA.1356@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... Hi Tim, Thank you for your help. Yeah, there are some errors, I know the reason, but don't know how to correct the errors. I have to tell the story from the beginning. I set up the domain last year, and we needed a better computer as our domain server this year. So I added some DCs in the domain in order to keep our accounts, later I set up this DC (the only DC in my domain now), and I shut down other DCs. I did make this DC as global DC. Now the problem should be "CANNOT FIND THE PRIMARY DOMAIN CONTROLLER", what should I do? How can I make it as primary DC? Is there still the concept of PDC in windows 2003? Attach the error message from "DCDIAG /V" " Running enterprise tests on : mydomain.local Starting test: Intersite Skipping site Default-First-Site-Name, this site is outside the scope provided by the command line arguments provided. ......................... image.local passed test Intersite Starting test: FsmoCheck GC Name: \\firstdc.mydomain.local Locator Flags: 0xe00001bc Warning: DcGetDcName(PDC_REQUIRED) call failed, error 1355 A Primary Domain Controller could not be located. The server holding the PDC role is down. Warning: DcGetDcName(TIME_SERVER) call failed, error 1355 A Time Server could not be located. The server holding the PDC role is down. Warning: DcGetDcName(GOOD_TIME_SERVER_PREFERRED) call failed, error 135 5 A Good Time Server could not be located. KDC Name: \\first.mydomain.local Locator Flags: 0xe00001bc ......................... mydomain.local failed test FsmoCheck " Thanks. Rui "Tim Springston [MSFT]" <tspring@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:ut90eyBdEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Hi Ray- > > If you run the command below using DCDIAG.EXE from the Support Tools (on the > first domain controller), what tests show a Fail result? > > DCDIAG /V > > -- > Tim Springston > Microsoft Corporation > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > "Ray" <ray@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:OP2wnz0cEHA.3108@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > Hi there, > > > > Currently, I only have one domain controller (running windows 2003), and I > > wanna set up the second one for backup. However, I can just add a computer > > (running windows 2003) into the domain as a member server, but when I > tried > > to change it to be a domain controller, an error shows up, > > > > ' > > The operation failed because: > > > > This Active Directory installation requires domain configuration changes, > > but whether these changes have been made on the domain controller > > firstdc.mydomain.local is undetermined. The installation process has quit. > > > > "The system cannot find the file specified." > > ' > > > > I think there is something wrong on the first domain controller, but I > don't > > know the reason. Any suggestion is appreciated. > > > > Ray > > > > > >
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