Re: Windows server 2003 randomly failing

Hello dDan,

Logon problems and also access problems to shares etc. can have a DNS problem. So please give a short description about your DNS setup and post an unedited ipconfig /all here.

Did you also run dcdiag and netdiag on the DC to check for errors?

Is it the only DC or do you have more then one?

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Meinolf Weber
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I've scoured the web for information on this but with no errors
reported in the event viewer I'm finding it a little difficult to know
where to start.

Basically, our Windows Server 2003 server seems to randomly stop
responding correctly. By this, I mean users cant log on to the domain,
access any shares etc.

The server itself doesn't actually hang, in that I can still navigate
around Windows, however it does appear to be very unresponsive (for
example, if i click START, it might take 5 minutes or so to show up).
The server and all clients also fail when updating group policy.

Restarting the server fixes everything, but then it happens again a
seemingly random amount of time later (normally 2-3 days).

It stopped happening for a while, until a couple of days ago when the
C drive ran out of space. I've cleared 2gb of space but the random
hanging has started happening again.

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.



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