Deleted my dns server forward zone and now I can't reconfigure successfully

E

Ed

Hi,

I was messing with my DNS Forward Zones and deleted the old primary
zone.
Now, when I go through the step by step setup to recreate the zone, I
don't get the full zone. I only get SOA, NS, and A fields. I know I
should have several more fields here. My clients cannot access the
internet or network now.

My setup:
Server name: arnsserver
Domain name: Arnslaw
DNS Forward Zone name: Arnslaw
Allow Dynamic Updates? Yes
Type: Active Directory Integrated


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arnsserver
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Arnslaw
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Arnslaw

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-5E-1A-BB-BD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49

Partial Netdiag results:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for
the name
'arnsserver.Arnslaw.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE]
The name 'arnsserver.Arnslaw.' may not be registered in
DNS.
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.
Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on
DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-regist
eration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.1c36e322-1d11-4b0d-966a-7bd4b
43d1fa8.domains._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server
'192.168.0.49' fa
iled.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
b477e8bb-24bf-44f9-88cc-e5d072151961._ms
dcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-reg
isteration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on DN
S server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry Arnslaw. re-registeration on
DNS server
'192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on D
NS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS
entries for th
is DC on DNS server '192.168.0.49'.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC
registered.
 
H

Herb Martin

No big deal -- we can get you out of it, with varying degrees of
effort.

First, if you have a(n up to date) Secondary, then make it a Primary
(temporarily) and create a Secondary zone for it on the old "primary".
Transfer the zone, then you are free to reverse the roles, making sure
that you re-enabled "Dynamic updates" if you are supporting a Win2000
domain.

That is the simplest method.

Second method (without a working secondary): Continue as you have
by creating the zone, make it dynamic, re-start the NetLogon service
on every DC, and then do this command on all other machines that might
do dynamic updates:

ipconfig /registerDNS

Or reboot all of the other machines. (Seldom necessary.)

Then you WILL NEED to add any manual records you added before
(printers, older servers, etc.)

Restarting NetLogon will register the wide variety of records needed by
the DCs and doing the /registerDNS will handle the simple registration of
ordinary clients.

--
Herb Martin
Ed said:
Hi,

I was messing with my DNS Forward Zones and deleted the old primary
zone.
Now, when I go through the step by step setup to recreate the zone, I
don't get the full zone. I only get SOA, NS, and A fields. I know I
should have several more fields here. My clients cannot access the
internet or network now.

My setup:
Server name: arnsserver
Domain name: Arnslaw
DNS Forward Zone name: Arnslaw
Allow Dynamic Updates? Yes
Type: Active Directory Integrated


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arnsserver
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Arnslaw
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Arnslaw

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-5E-1A-BB-BD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49

Partial Netdiag results:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for
the name
'arnsserver.Arnslaw.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE]
The name 'arnsserver.Arnslaw.' may not be registered in
DNS.
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.
Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on
DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-regist
eration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.1c36e322-1d11-4b0d-966a-7bd4b
43d1fa8.domains._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server
'192.168.0.49' fa
iled.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
b477e8bb-24bf-44f9-88cc-e5d072151961._ms
dcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-reg
isteration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on DN
S server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry Arnslaw. re-registeration on
DNS server
'192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on D
NS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS
entries for th
is DC on DNS server '192.168.0.49'.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC
registered.
Click to expand...
 
K

Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]

In
Ed said:
Hi,

I was messing with my DNS Forward Zones and deleted the old primary
zone.
Now, when I go through the step by step setup to recreate the zone, I
don't get the full zone. I only get SOA, NS, and A fields. I know I
should have several more fields here. My clients cannot access the
internet or network now.

My setup:
Server name: arnsserver
Domain name: Arnslaw
DNS Forward Zone name: Arnslaw
Allow Dynamic Updates? Yes
Type: Active Directory Integrated


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arnsserver
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Arnslaw
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Arnslaw

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-5E-1A-BB-BD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49

Partial Netdiag results:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for
the name
'arnsserver.Arnslaw.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE]
The name 'arnsserver.Arnslaw.' may not be registered in
DNS.
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.
Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on
DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-regist
eration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.1c36e322-1d11-4b0d-966a-7bd4b
43d1fa8.domains._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server
'192.168.0.49' fa
iled.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
b477e8bb-24bf-44f9-88cc-e5d072151961._ms
dcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-reg
isteration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on DN
S server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry Arnslaw. re-registeration on
DNS server
'192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on D
NS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS
entries for th
is DC on DNS server '192.168.0.49'.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC
registered.
Click to expand...

Your biggest problem here is your single label domain name, you are going to
have to make registry entries on all Win2k SP4, XP and Win2k3 machines.
300684 - Information About Configuring Windows 2000 for Domains with
Single-Label DNS Names
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300684&FR=1
 
E

Ed

Thanks guys.

Well, I followed all the steps in this document, and it didn't make a
difference. Same errors under netdiag /fix. (I didn't have a secondary
dns server running.)

"How to Reinstall a Dynamic DNS Active Directory- Integrated Zone"
Q294328

Then, I tried a disaster recovery restore to the OS volume. I had one
that was two days older than the day I messed up the dns. However,
this didn't restore the DNS to the old settings, even though the Dantz
Retrospect software is supposed to restore system state. However, it
did corrupt my WINS database, so I followed instructions to wipe and
start over with the WINS service.

So, back to Kevin's note about my single named domain. The original
admin chose this name. Also, we host our website and email with an
outside company.

Would it make sense to change us to the domain 'arnslaw.com' ?
I just made a new DC two weeks ago. Our original DC has always had
various problems, and the two DC's have always had errors with each
other since I promoted the new server.

We only have about 25 users and computers. Should I just demote the
two DC's and try to "start over" Active Directory with a proper domain
name? I've spent the whole weekend following every tutorial and faq to
fix this dns problem to no avail. Would this blow away every users's
Documents and Settings?

Thanks,

-Ed

Kevin D. Goodknecht said:
In
Ed said:
Hi,

I was messing with my DNS Forward Zones and deleted the old primary
zone.
Now, when I go through the step by step setup to recreate the zone, I
don't get the full zone. I only get SOA, NS, and A fields. I know I
should have several more fields here. My clients cannot access the
internet or network now.

My setup:
Server name: arnsserver
Domain name: Arnslaw
DNS Forward Zone name: Arnslaw
Allow Dynamic Updates? Yes
Type: Active Directory Integrated


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arnsserver
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Arnslaw
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Arnslaw

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-5E-1A-BB-BD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49

Partial Netdiag results:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for
the name
'arnsserver.Arnslaw.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE]
The name 'arnsserver.Arnslaw.' may not be registered in
DNS.
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.
Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on
DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-regist
eration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.1c36e322-1d11-4b0d-966a-7bd4b
43d1fa8.domains._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server
'192.168.0.49' fa
iled.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
b477e8bb-24bf-44f9-88cc-e5d072151961._ms
dcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-reg
isteration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on DN
S server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry Arnslaw. re-registeration on
DNS server
'192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on D
NS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS
entries for th
is DC on DNS server '192.168.0.49'.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC
registered.
Click to expand...

Your biggest problem here is your single label domain name, you are going to
have to make registry entries on all Win2k SP4, XP and Win2k3 machines.
300684 - Information About Configuring Windows 2000 for Domains with
Single-Label DNS Names
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300684&FR=1
Click to expand...
 
A

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In
Ed said:
Thanks guys.

Well, I followed all the steps in this document, and it didn't make a
difference. Same errors under netdiag /fix. (I didn't have a secondary
dns server running.)

"How to Reinstall a Dynamic DNS Active Directory- Integrated Zone"
Q294328

Then, I tried a disaster recovery restore to the OS volume. I had one
that was two days older than the day I messed up the dns. However,
this didn't restore the DNS to the old settings, even though the Dantz
Retrospect software is supposed to restore system state. However, it
did corrupt my WINS database, so I followed instructions to wipe and
start over with the WINS service.

So, back to Kevin's note about my single named domain. The original
admin chose this name. Also, we host our website and email with an
outside company.

Would it make sense to change us to the domain 'arnslaw.com' ?
I just made a new DC two weeks ago. Our original DC has always had
various problems, and the two DC's have always had errors with each
other since I promoted the new server.

We only have about 25 users and computers. Should I just demote the
two DC's and try to "start over" Active Directory with a proper domain
name? I've spent the whole weekend following every tutorial and faq to
fix this dns problem to no avail. Would this blow away every users's
Documents and Settings?

Thanks,

-Ed
Click to expand...

You're better off choosing a different name than your external name due to
ease of administration and functionality. Either way, you'll need to get
away from that Single label name.

You can install AD fresh on a new server or demote one of your servers,
reinstall AD with the new name, then use the ADMT tool to migrate your
current users over. Since you only have 25 users, you can opt to just
recreate them manually. Up to you.

Hope that helps...

--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
D

Dave Baldridge

Hi Ed,

When you accidently deleted the primary zone, you also deleted all of the
records that were previously registered in the zone, ie the DNS server
records and all other client/server records. When you create a primary DNS
zone, it is created with only the records you mentioned and if a domain
controller will also register the _zone SRV records. Internal
clients/server will not re-register their records until they are rebooted or
you run ipconfig /registerdns from a command prompt on each machine.

You are pointing the server to itself for DNS registration which is correct,
but you also are using a single label namespace which could present
additional registration problems. Please review article
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=300684 for more information on that
subject. The errors you are getting indicate that the SRV records are not
registering in DNS correctly and may be caused by the single label issue.
Trying applying the corrective actions mentioned in the article and that
should fix you up.

Thanks and have a great day.

Dave Baldridge MCSE 2000
MPS Protocols Support Professional


Ed said:
Hi,

I was messing with my DNS Forward Zones and deleted the old primary
zone.
Now, when I go through the step by step setup to recreate the zone, I
don't get the full zone. I only get SOA, NS, and A fields. I know I
should have several more fields here. My clients cannot access the
internet or network now.

My setup:
Server name: arnsserver
Domain name: Arnslaw
DNS Forward Zone name: Arnslaw
Allow Dynamic Updates? Yes
Type: Active Directory Integrated


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arnsserver
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Arnslaw
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Arnslaw

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-5E-1A-BB-BD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49

Partial Netdiag results:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for
the name
'arnsserver.Arnslaw.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE]
The name 'arnsserver.Arnslaw.' may not be registered in
DNS.
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.
Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on
DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-regist
eration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.1c36e322-1d11-4b0d-966a-7bd4b
43d1fa8.domains._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server
'192.168.0.49' fa
iled.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
b477e8bb-24bf-44f9-88cc-e5d072151961._ms
dcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-reg
isteration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on DN
S server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry Arnslaw. re-registeration on
DNS server
'192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on D
NS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS
entries for th
is DC on DNS server '192.168.0.49'.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC
registered.
Click to expand...
 
E

Ed

Many thanks.

I think I will reinstall AD with a proper domain name as either
choice looks kind of time intensive. I'd rather have a clean, correct
Active Directory setup.

Is it that bad if I use ARNSLAW.COM ? What is an example of a
sensible domain name label ? ARNSLAW.NET? ARNSLAW.PRI ?

And, anyone have a Active Directory setup tutorial or link that they
like better than the default Microsoft version? I mainly want to avoid
any other pitfalls like the improperly named domain.

Thanks,

-Ed
 
E

Ed

Hi,

Just read a post about choosing local dns name. Please ignore that
part of my previous post, and thanks again.

arnslaw.lan sounds nice and unambiguous...
 
A

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In
Ed said:
Hi,

Just read a post about choosing local dns name. Please ignore that
part of my previous post, and thanks again.

arnslaw.lan sounds nice and unambiguous...
Click to expand...


There you go...glad you searched thru and assumed you saw my take on it? A
few folks have posted regarding this and all are correct in the preference
of choosing a different name. This has been a common topic lately.

--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
E

Ed

Hi all,

I reinstalled Windows 2000 Server and Active Directory. Everything is
working like a charm, except now I'm having to update all the users'
profiles on their machines. But that's alright.

Thanks for the help,

Ed

Hi,

I was messing with my DNS Forward Zones and deleted the old primary
zone.
Now, when I go through the step by step setup to recreate the zone, I
don't get the full zone. I only get SOA, NS, and A fields. I know I
should have several more fields here. My clients cannot access the
internet or network now.

My setup:
Server name: arnsserver
Domain name: Arnslaw
DNS Forward Zone name: Arnslaw
Allow Dynamic Updates? Yes
Type: Active Directory Integrated


Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : arnsserver
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : Arnslaw
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Arnslaw

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com Gigabit NIC (3C2000)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0A-5E-1A-BB-BD
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.49

Partial Netdiag results:
DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed
[WARNING] Cannot find a primary authoritative DNS server for
the name
'arnsserver.Arnslaw.'. [RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE]
The name 'arnsserver.Arnslaw.' may not be registered in
DNS.
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._site
s.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49'
failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._
sites.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.
Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on
DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-regist
eration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_ldap._tcp.1c36e322-1d11-4b0d-966a-7bd4b
43d1fa8.domains._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server
'192.168.0.49' fa
iled.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
b477e8bb-24bf-44f9-88cc-e5d072151961._ms
dcs.Arnslaw. re-registeration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry
_kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw. re-reg
isteration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registe
ration on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration
on DNS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on DN
S server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry Arnslaw. re-registeration on
DNS server
'192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.Arnslaw.
re-registeration on D
NS server '192.168.0.49' failed.
DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_SERVER_FAILURE
[FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS
entries for th
is DC on DNS server '192.168.0.49'.
[FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC
registered.
Click to expand...
 
A

Ace Fekay [MVP]

In
Ed said:
Hi all,

I reinstalled Windows 2000 Server and Active Directory. Everything is
working like a charm, except now I'm having to update all the users'
profiles on their machines. But that's alright.

Thanks for the help,

Ed
Click to expand...

Glad to hear you got it fixed, one way or another. You may have been able to
use ADMT to migrate your users and their profiles over, but hey, you got it
going.

For future reference, here's a script in this list that will help set a
profile for a different user:
http://calnetad.berkeley.edu/documentation/scripts/

--
Regards,
Ace

Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 

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