Re: Windows 2003 server DNS problems

"The temporary PDC was disconnected from the network and Windows 2003 was
applied as an upgrade."

Typically, you would disconnect the BDC not the PDC from the network. If
you run the AD installation wizard without a network connection, it usually
fails or results in the kind of errors you are experiencing. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326209

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"John" <john@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#g6NwBSnFHA.3608@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I seem to have a problem with an upgrade Windows NT to Windows 2003
> installation.
>
> There was one domain controller on the network, and a second domain
> controller was installed as the temporary upgrade server, the temporary
> server was promoted as a PDC and the original PDC was promoted to a BDC.
The
> temporary PDC was disconnected from the network and Windows 2003 was
applied
> as an upgrade. Everything went ok, then when I added DNS I started to get
> the errors below. The DNS server is setup as a forwarder and is pointing
to
> the router, and under tcp/ip properties the server is setup to point to
> itself.
>
> Here are the errors.
>
> Any idea's?
>
> Thanks
> John
> ================
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: DNS
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 4004
> Date: 8/9/2005
> Time: 2:57:45 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: TEMPSRV
> Description:
> The DNS server was unable to complete directory service enumeration of
zone
> abc.com. This DNS server is configured to use information obtained from
> Active Directory for this zone and is unable to load the zone without it.
> Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly and repeat
> enumeration of the zone. The extended error debug information (which may
be
> empty) is "". The event data contains the error.
>
> Data:
> 0000: 2a 23 00 00 *#..
>
> =================
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: DNS
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 4015
> Date: 8/9/2005
> Time: 2:57:45 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: TEMPSRV
> Description:
> 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 "". The event data contains the
> error.
>
> Data:
> 0000: 51 00 00 00 Q...
>
> =========================
>
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: LSASRV
> Event Category: SPNEGO (Negotiator)
> Event ID: 40961
> Date: 8/9/2005
> Time: 3:00:43 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: TEMPSRV
> Description:
> The Security System could not establish a secured connection with the
server
> DNS/prisoner.iana.org. No authentication protocol was available.
>
> Data:
> 0000: 8b 01 00 c0 <..À
>
> ===============
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: LSASRV
> Event Category: SPNEGO (Negotiator)
> Event ID: 40960
> Date: 8/9/2005
> Time: 3:00:25 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: TEMPSRV
> Description:
> The Security System detected an authentication error for the server . The
> failure code from authentication protocol Kerberos was "There are
currently
> no logon servers available to service the logon request.
> (0xc000005e)".
>
> Data:
> 0000: 5e 00 00 c0 ^..À
>
>


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