Troubleshooting DC with dcdiag

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From: Dave (Dave_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/01/04


Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:06:01 -0800

I'm having some problems with a remote site DC after the network connection
between our main site and the remote site has been down for a while. Any
insight would be greatly appreciated. The local DC has no issues when Dcdiag
is run. Here is what I get when I run dcdiag from the remote DC:
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C:\>dcdiag

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
   Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

   Testing server: DOMAIN\RemoteDC
      Starting test: Connectivity
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

   Testing server: DOMAIN\RemoteDC
      Starting test: Replications
         [Replications Check,RemoteDC] A recent replication attempt failed:
            From LocalDC to RemoteDC
            Naming Context: CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=com
            The replication generated an error (5):
            Access is denied.
            The failure occurred at 2004-11-01 15:51.22.
            The last success occurred at 2004-08-06 07:57.08.
            3733 failures have occurred since the last success.
         [Replications Check,RemoteDC] A recent replication attempt failed:
            From LocalDC to RemoteDC
            Naming Context: CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=com
            The replication generated an error (5):
            Access is denied.
            The failure occurred at 2004-11-01 15:51.21.
            The last success occurred at 2004-08-06 07:57.08.
            3734 failures have occurred since the last success.
         [Replications Check,RemoteDC] A recent replication attempt failed:
            From LocalDC to RemoteDC
            Naming Context: DC=DOMAIN,DC=com
            The replication generated an error (5):
            Access is denied.
            The failure occurred at 2004-11-01 15:51.21.
            The last success occurred at 2004-08-06 07:57.07.
            3733 failures have occurred since the last success.
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test Replications
      Starting test: NCSecDesc
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test NCSecDesc
      Starting test: NetLogons
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test NetLogons
      Starting test: Advertising
         Warning: RemoteDC is not advertising as a time server.
         ......................... RemoteDC failed test Advertising
      Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
         [LocalDC] DsBind() failed with error -2146893022,
         The target principal name is incorrect..
         Warning: LocalDC is the Schema Owner, but is not responding to DS
RPC B
ind.
         [LocalDC] LDAP bind failed with error 31,
         A device attached to the system is not functioning..
         Warning: LocalDC is the Schema Owner, but is not responding to LDAP
Bin
d.
         Warning: LocalDC is the Domain Owner, but is not responding to DS
RPC B
ind.
         Warning: LocalDC is the Domain Owner, but is not responding to LDAP
Bin
d.
         Warning: LocalDC is the PDC Owner, but is not responding to DS RPC
Bind
.
         Warning: LocalDC is the PDC Owner, but is not responding to LDAP
Bind.
         Warning: LocalDC is the Rid Owner, but is not responding to DS RPC
Bind
.
         Warning: LocalDC is the Rid Owner, but is not responding to LDAP
Bind.
         Warning: LocalDC is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not
respond
ing to DS RPC Bind.
         Warning: LocalDC is the Infrastructure Update Owner, but is not
respond
ing to LDAP Bind.
         ......................... RemoteDC failed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
      Starting test: RidManager
         [RemoteDC] DsBindWithCred() failed with error -2146893022. The
target pr
incipal name is incorrect.
         ......................... RemoteDC failed test RidManager
      Starting test: MachineAccount
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test MachineAccount
      Starting test: Services
            w32time Service is stopped on [RemoteDC]
            Could not open IISADMIN Service on [RemoteDC]:failed with 1060:
The s
pecified service does not exist as an installed service.
            Could not open SMTPSVC Service on [RemoteDC]:failed with 1060:
The sp
ecified service does not exist as an installed service.
         ......................... RemoteDC failed test Services
      Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test ObjectsReplicated
      Starting test: frssysvol
         There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
         The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test frssysvol
      Starting test: kccevent
         An Warning Event occured. EventID: 0x8000061E
            Time Generated: 11/01/2004 15:41:21
            (Event String could not be retrieved)
         An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC000051F
            Time Generated: 11/01/2004 15:41:21
            (Event String could not be retrieved)
         An Warning Event occured. EventID: 0x8000061E
            Time Generated: 11/01/2004 15:41:21
            (Event String could not be retrieved)
         An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC000051F
            Time Generated: 11/01/2004 15:41:21
            (Event String could not be retrieved)
         ......................... RemoteDC failed test kccevent
      Starting test: systemlog
         ......................... RemoteDC passed test systemlog

   Running enterprise tests on : DOMAIN.com
      Starting test: Intersite
         ......................... DOMAIN.com passed test Intersite
      Starting test: FsmoCheck
         ......................... DOMAIN.com passed test FsmoCheck



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