Re: Unable to access Active Directory

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From: Steven Burn (somewhere_at_in-time.invalid)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:29:30 -0000

The domain is set to plus.net (don't ask.... nothing else would work). Users show as PLUS\<user> 

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Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
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"Danny Sanders" <Danny.Sanders@NO-SPAMcpcmed.org> wrote in message news:#jMmqtdGFHA.576@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> A single label domain name will cause some of what you are seeing. Is your 
> domain name example: mydomain or mydomain.com?
> 
> 
> hth
> DDS W 2k MVP MCSE
> 
> "Steven Burn" <somewhere@in-time.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:OiHpAmdGFHA.3068@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Not entirely sure whats going on here but I've looked on the MS site and 
> Google for possible solutions and have tried most of the suggested one's 
> with no luck.
> 
> The spec's:
> 
> Windows 2000 Server (SP4 + updates)
> IIS 5
> Configured as a DC with DNS/AD/DHCP
> Configured as a Global Catalogue (lord knows how or why, thats just what 
> Windows tells me)
> 
> The symptoms:
> 
> 1. Unable to access ANY part of AD (says domain does not exist (DNS error 
> according to MS))
> 2. Unable to start Net Logon (error 1075 (DependOnService is set to: 
> LanmanWorkStation LanmanServer DNS Reg_Multi_SZ)
> 3. Event viewer is showing event id's;
> 
> - 62 + 54 (W32 time)
> - 7003 + 7022 (Service Control Manager)
> - 20169 + 20192 (Remote Access)
> - 34  (disk)
> - 6008  (Event log)
> - 5781 (Net Logon)
> - 1091 (NTDS KCC)
> - 1126 (NTDS General)
> - 6702 (DNS)
> 
> 4. Upon boot, a message "Service could not be started" is displayed (does 
> not say which service and Event Viewer does not give an indication (most 
> likely a network error from what I can tell as I don't have it connected to 
> any other PC's)).
> 
> Due to the problems with AD, I cannot access anything to do with permissions 
> as it says it cannot find the server (PC is a stand-alone server).
> 
> The question:
> 
> Is there any possible way to remove/repair/re-install AD, NetLogon and 
> re-set DNS to it's default values, without having to re-install Windows? (if 
> I try removing DNS via the Add/Remove applet, Windows then fails to start 
> with a services.exe error (error code 0))
> 
> I've tried doing this via dcdiag, ntsutil, dcpromo, all of which have 
> failed.
> 
> If there's any additional info required, do not hesitate to ask.
> 
> Thankyou in advance.
> 
> -- 
> Regards
> 
> Steven Burn
> Ur I.T. Mate Group
> www.it-mate.co.uk
> 
> Keeping it FREE!
> 
> 
>

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