Re: One bad DC?

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On Apr 19, 9:47 am, "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]"
<pbergson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How about DNSLint and RepAdmin?

I gotta fly but check this outhttp://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=4015&eventno=333&source=DN...

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MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

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"Jeff Metcalf" <JeffMetc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Yep, done all of that and found no errors. No failures on the DC in
question
with netdiag or dcdiag.

"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" wrote:

Run diagnostics against your Active Directory domain.

If you don't have the tools installed, install them from your server
install
disk.
d:\support\tools\setup.exe

Run dcdiag, netdiag and repadmin in verbose mode.
-> DCDIAG /V /C /D /E /s:yourdcname > c:\dcdiag.log
-> netdiag.exe /v > c:\netdiag.log (On each dc)
-> repadmin.exe /showrepl dc* /verbose /all /intersite > c:\repl.txt
-> dnslint /ad /s "ip address of your dc" (Do this from the problem
dc)

**Note: Using the /E switch in dcdiag will run diagnostics against ALL
dc's
in the forest. If you have significant numbers of DC's this test could
generate significant detail and take a long time. You also want to take
into account slow links to dc's will also add to the testing time.

If you download a gui script I wrote it should be simple to set and run
(DCDiag and NetDiag). It also has the option to run individual tests
without having to learn all the switch options. The details will be
output
in notepad text files that pop up automagically.

The script is located in the download section on my website at
http://www.pbbergs.com

Just select both dcdiag and netdiag make sure verbose is set. (Leave the
default settings for dcdiag as set when selected)

When complete search for fail, error and warning messages.

DNSLint

Description and download
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321045

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Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"Jeff Metcalf" <JeffMetc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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One of my DC is continually getting this error in the log:

Event ID 4015

The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active
Directory.
Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended
error
debug information (which may be empty) is "000020E3: SvcErr:
DSID-031B063D,
problem 5002 (UNAVAILABLE), data 0". The event data contains the error.

Searching for error comes up zilch. Should I remove DNS and re-install
it?
I have 2 other DCs onsite.

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Hi,

Where is this machine pointed to for DNS? Did you try changing it to
point to the machine holding the PDC emulator role and to itself for
DNS?
After the change flush, registerdns as well as stop and start the
netlogon service to reregister the SRV records.
I have a feeling this machine is pointed to itself for DNS correct?

Good luck

Harj Singh
Power Your Active Directory Investment
www.specopssoft.com

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