May be then a GPO issue but

[HelpPls]

I have 1 XP SP1 machine that continually receives the following error log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1054
Date: 1/6/2005
Time: 11:22:30 AM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: LPTDEVELDR
Description:
Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your computer network.
(The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ).
Group Policy processing aborted.

When I run netdig, I get a message indicating that it is not a recognized
command. Is the install of XP corrupt? Is that why the machine can not
find the domain it belongs to? I even tried dis-joining, renaming and
re-joining the domain but I am still getting this error.

Any help is appreciated.

Sean

 

[Steven L Umbach]

First check that your dns is correct. Domain computer must point to only
Active Directory domain controllers running dns in the domain. Listing ISP
dns servers in the preferred dns server list is a common mistake. See the
link for more about AD dns. Netdiag is not installed by default. It is a
support tool and you install the support tools by going to the support/tools
folder on the XP install disk and run the setup program there. It also needs
to be run from the folder where it is installed. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291382

 

[lforbes]

I have 1 XP SP1 machine that continually receives the
following error log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1054
Date: 1/6/2005
Time: 11:22:30 AM
User: NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM
Computer: LPTDEVELDR
Description:
Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your
computer network.
(The specified domain either does not exist or could not be
contacted. ).
Group Policy processing aborted.

When I run netdig, I get a message indicating that it is not a
recognized
command. Is the install of XP corrupt? Is that why the
machine can not
find the domain it belongs to? I even tried dis-joining,
renaming and
re-joining the domain but I am still getting this error.

Any help is appreciated.

Sean

Hi,

This is a case when the DNS isn’t working properly and the IP of the
machine (manual or from DHCP) is not the same IP listed in DNS for hte
machine.

Go to DHCP server and in DHCP under properties of Domain - DNS tab,
tick to always update DHCP clients in DNS.

Find the IP address of the problem client computer. Make sure the IP
address of the computer is the same as the IP address listed in the
DNS Server forward and reverse lookup zones. If it isn’t, change it.

Go to the machine and type in ipconfig /flushdns and ipconfig
/registerdns

Go to the DNS server and type ipconfig /flushdns.

At one of the DC’s install the Windows Support tools from the CDRom.
At the Command line type netdom reset computername . If DNS is working
properly it will come up with success. If not it will error out.

This should fix your problem. It is quite a few steps just to cover
all the bases.

Cheers,

Lara

 

[HelpPls]

Hi -

Thanks for your feedback. This is what I did BUT I am still receiving the
same error and no GPO's are applying.

I installed the Support Tools and ran Netdiag and except for a few things it
skipped, everything passed. I also set DHCP/DNS to always update DHCP
clients in DNSserver. I made sure the IP's in DNS were correct. On the
machine I ran ipconfig /flushdns and ipconfig /registerdns and both
successfully completed. I flushed the DNS on the 2 DNS servers. Finally at
1 of my [2] DC's I ran netdom reset [computername] which also completed
successfully.

Anymore thought's?

Thanks - Sean

 

[lforbes]

Hi,

I flushed the DNS on the 2 DNS servers.

Why do you have 2 DNS Servers? I have 1200 uses and only one DNS
server. I haven’t successfully setup two DNS servers in one Domain
before.

This is definitely a DNS issue, especially if the GP are applying. I
would check my website and see if you have it setup correctly.
http://www.sd61.bc.ca/windows2000/dns.htm I would also just use one
DNS server.

Cheers,

Lara

 

[HelpPls]

Lara -

Just to clarify - the machine is NOT receiving GPO's. As for why 2 DNS
servers - just for redundancy. Will look at your site and see if it helps.

Thank you so much -

Sean

 

[HelpPls]

Lara -

How would I safely remove one DNS server?

Sean

 

[Ken B]

Sean-

It would really sound like you're having a DNS issue... at my place, we have
300 users, 3 dc's, and as required for AD, all 3 of them are DNS servers. I
believe they all should be pointing to each other as their primary DNS
servers.

Any comments from the peanut gallery?

HTH

Ken

 

[lforbes]

Hi,

we have 300 users, 3 dc’s, and as required for AD, all 3 of them
are DNS servers. I believe they all should be pointing to each other
as their primary DNS servers.

Actually AD only requires that there be One DNS server in the Domain.
I have 1200 users in One Domain, 4 DC’s and only one DNS. It really
depends on how you have the DNS servers setup. Are they all Active
Directory Integrated. Are they all the same Domain.local? Which one
do you have set as the DNS Server in DHCP? Are the others there as
just a "secondary DNS" in DHCP?

Do the DNS servers have EXACTLY the same listings in Forward and
Reverse zones?

Personally if they are exactly the same for redundancy then you need
to pick a Primary and a Secondary. Put the Primary IP as the Primary
DNS TCP/IP Tab on all DC’s and Workstations (in DHCP). You can put the
secondary in as redundancy if you want. Make sure both DNS are Active
Directory Integrated so they replicate.

It may be that some workstations are pointing to the secondary DNS as
a primary and therefore not getting the GP settings.

Cheers,

Lara