ad uac snap-in problems

[art]

I have a Windows 2000 dc running ad. I just started
working here and there is always dns errors. I looked at
the servers Network Identification and it lists.
Full computer name as: Server.pacbell.net
Domain : hq.domain.com

I know that does not look right, Im not sure If thats my
problem. Basically I have installed the adminpack.msi on
my workstation and I can not Connect to users and
computers. It says Naming information can not be located
because: The server is not operational. contact your
administator to verify that your domain is properly
configured and online.
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[David Brandt [MSFT]]

You have a disjoint dns name space and you are correct in that it is causing
your problems. The full computer name should be <servername>.hq.domain.com
One supported way to resolve it is to demote the dc, make the necessary
changeduring the re-promotion etc, but if that is your only dc, then
obiviously causes a problem with your domain/users etc as you're blowing
away the domain.
There is an "unsupported" script that can be run to correct it without
having to demote the box that can be obtained by opening a support call with
support at ms, and while it is un-supported works pretty well.
You can also try using the following;
257623 Domain Controller's Domain Name System Suffix Does Not Match Domain
Name
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257623

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[Guest]

Thanks for the help David. I went over microsoft article
and I see the registry values in that key. and they are
the wrong ones they say pacbell.net . so do i just edit
the existing ones that are there to be right. Or add new
entries. And what are the reprocussions could i lose all
my ad info?

 

[David Brandt [MSFT]]

You would edit the existing ones. If you want to be safe (always a good
idea) you can save that registry key out before you edit it, and then if
something did go wrong, you could always boot up into safe mode, copy it
back in again, and be back at the same place you are now. You'll need to
reboot after the change to get them in place.

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Microsoft Corporation

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[Guest]

great . thanks for all your help david sorry for the late
reply

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