Active Directory, DNS, DC, GC, Domain Controller, TCP/IP
After upgrading my W2K3 PDC to SP1, I’m now getting this error when the
windows time service starts.
Domain Secure Channel Utility — Nltest.exe
- How to verify Active Directory Domain Controller DNS Registration:
Run ipconfig /registerdns
- Registers only A and PTR records
- Check the netlogon.dns log file locaated by default at: %systemroot\system32\config
- Restart the netlogon service
Network Services Management Support Tools
NetLogon Service Fails When Secure Channel Not Functioning
Browsing not working on one machine
How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server 2003
How to view and set LDAP policy in Active Directory by using Ntdsutil.exe
Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controller
How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003
Domain controller does not find GC
How to remove and reinstall TCP/IP on a Windows Server 2003 domain controller
Errore MSDTC: I think I may have found a fix for the time being. I’m not entirely sure why
it works as of yet, but after performing the below steps, MSDTC no longer
logs warnings to the application event log. It’s interesting because a
typical start of MSDTC via the Services MMC snap-in or via the command line
consistently logs the aforementioned warnings to the application event log.
But, if you stop and start MSDTC once through the Component Services MMC
snap-in, any start of MSDTC going forward is warning free.
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Run the Component Services MMC snap-in: Start -> Administrative Tools ->
Component Services
Browse to: Console Root -> Component Services -> Computers -> My Computer
Right click My Computer, and click “Stop MSDTC”
Then, right click My Computer again, and click “Start MSDTC”
Then as a test, restart MSDTC (net stop msdtc && net start msdtc) and check
the application event log. You should not see any warnings as before.
I think I may have inadvertently thought the steps I posted actually fixed
the problem, but I now believe it was one step I forgot I performed.
In Component Services, right click on My Computer, and click “Properties”.
Select the “MSDTC” tab. On the bottom of the tab page, click the “Security
Configuration” button. A new dialog will open. Just click “OK” to close the
dialog (I believe this may set the MSDTC defaults). Then click “OK” to close
the first dialog and try restarting the MSDTC service and see if the warnings
still occurr.