Re: DNSAPI Error and corrupt DNS records

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Thanks. I'll check this out.

But...will it fix the fact that the computer account is not "right" on the
record?
"Ace Fekay [MVP]" <PleaseAskMe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OstvkDuqGHA.3380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In news:BA783BBB-6644-4B96-BEA2-B0C2AA9935A5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Bill Bradley <BillBradley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> stated, which I
commented on below:
We are seeing a LOT of the following types of errors:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: DnsApi
Event Category: None
Event ID: 11166
Date: 7/13/2006
Time: 7:08:07 PM
User: N/A
Computer: VHADENSCANNER2
Description:
The system failed to register host (A) resource records (RRs) for
network adapter
with settings:

Adapter Name : {ADF57614-E5FC-4BE1-8A8F-BD4C37CE90AD}
Host Name : vhadenscanner2
Primary Domain Suffix : v19.med.va.gov
DNS server list :
10.153.3.50, 10.153.4.50
Sent update to server : 10.153.3.50
IP Address(es) :
10.153.6.44

The cause seems to be something causing the server's security entry
on the DNS record (ServerName$) to be corrupt or unresolved (instead
of the name, you see a GUID string). This is not just happening with
servers, but, with workstations, too.

While we can individually correct this by deleting the DNS record,
then running ipconfig /registerdns, we need to be able to do a search
for records with this problem, then fix them all remotely.

Also, of course, we'd like to find out what's causing this. What we
THINK might be happening is that we are going through a migration
from 2K to XP, and, in many cases the computer is being upgraded in
place, ending up with the same name, but, different OS. The
procedure is to pull off the profiles and other identity information,
remove the computer from the Domain, upgrade the OS (using Ghost, or,
for older computers, replacing the hard drive with a new, larger one,
with a Ghost image), then placing the computer back on the Domain.
We're thinking this is somehow not being reflected properly in DNS,
so, since the "old" computer is gone, you see the GUID, rather than
ServerName$ in the DNS Security settings.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Info on it:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=11166&eventno=3393&source=DnsApi&phase=1

Are these machines DHCP based or static? If DHCP, and the DHCP server is
on a DC, we can assign DHCP ownership of the record as well as set
scavenging of old records.

Here's more info on it. It's a suggestion, and may work. I usually
configure this anyway on a DHCP server that is a DC.

317590 - HOW TO Configure DNS Dynamic Update in Windows 2000 and
DNSUpdateProxy Group:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=317590

816592 - How to configure DNS dynamic updates in Windows Server 2003:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816592/

Follow up discussion on the DNSUpdateProxy-Group:
http://msmvps.com/ulfbsimonweidner/archive/2005/03/26/39841.aspx

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Ace
Innovative IT Concepts, Inc
Willow Grove, PA

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confers no rights.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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