Try running dcdiag and netdiag. If they aren't installed you will need to
install the support tools from the server 2000 cd's.
That will give you an idea if the servers are aware whos holding which role.
Check for any other errors as well.
I inherited a small domain. 35 or so users. 4 servers - a mixture of 2000
Server and 2003 server. On review, I discovered there was only 1 active
domain controller - though 2 others were listed in the AD. The active DC
was
running 2000 Server so I brought up a second DC running 2000 server.
Since then I have encountered numerous minor secuirty problems. File
permissions changed then reverted the next day. Groups in AD visible to
one
person using the MMC but not another. And now, when I try to make changes
from the 2nd DC it tells me it cannot locate a Global Catalog. (I
checked.
The 1st DC is checked as being a GC.)
I'm wondering if the "pre-existing" DC was not the true PDC for the
domain.
And if the functionality was ever transferred correctly. Except for the
one
I brought up, the DCs shown under Sites and Services are not listed as
computers/servers/domain controllers under Users and Computers.
Any ideas on what I can check or do? I'm far from an AD wizard. I
recognize there are some Master functions out there but I don't really
know
what they are or how to manipulate them.
Re: New Event Log Errors! ... Somehow along those lines I'd also installed the Certificate Authority... Did you apply the last Server Pack for SBS Server? ... Please install Windows Support Tools on the win2k3 sp1 problematic ...Microsoft is providing this information only as a convenience to you: ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Cannot activate SBS 2003 SP2 ... everywhere and sitting on the case of the server is the old board - balanced ...slip stream SBS you would have had it ages ago. ... My main reason for slipstreaming the install is because I cannot get ...updates that need to be applied if one is to have a succesful outcome ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Cannot activate SBS 2003 SP2 ... everywhere and sitting on the case of the server is the old board - balanced ...slip stream SBS you would have had it ages ago. ... My main reason for slipstreaming the install is because I cannot get ...updates that need to be applied if one is to have a succesful outcome ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Cannot activate SBS 2003 SP2 ... the old array was a raid 5 that should not have become so rooted but the twit who built the server did not actually enable the spare drive to act as a spare!! ... The problem is SBS is unique and I've rarely if ever seen it work. ... The server has been chugging away in a small business environment for several years and I have administered it for them for about a year making sure that the updates were installed and their mailboxes were managed etc etc. ... My main reason for slipstreaming the install is because I cannot get the original 2003 server install to cope with the new hardware and it falls over part way into the install - BSOD bit. ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
unsubmit ... Using a development server also [Roberto ... Can't find cable Internet connec [Roberto... You can fix that manually by 'apt-get install... > development machine, so if the production server goes down, we can ... (Debian-User)
