Missing Folders

[Rob]

I ran dcpromo, and set up the DNS as a Acrive Directroy
Zone when I ran the DNS management console i noticed four
missing folders _msdcs _sites _tcp _udp. I tired
everything to restore the folders running netdiag /fix
with errors I uninstalled and reinstalled DNS setting it
up as a primary zone still no folders. Im running
win2000 advance server with SP4 and all the windows
updates. The only thing i have not done is demote the DC
controller and re-ran dcpromo. Need help.

thanks
Rob

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

These folders are registered by the netlogon service. For proper
registration, follow these guidelines:

1. Always only use your internal DNS server in your IP properties of all
internal machines (DCs and clients alike). This means no ISP's DNS server
addresses. For efficient Internet resolution, configure a Forwarder.
2. The Primary DNS suffix should be set the same as the DNS domain name of
your domain. Netlogon uses that name to register.
3. The name of the zone in DNS must be spelled the same as the Primary DNS
Suffix on your machines.
4. The Active DIrectory DNS domain name (as seen in ADUC) must be the
spelled the same as the Primary DNS Suffix and the zone name in DNS.
5. You don't have a single label domain name. It should be in the form of
domain.com and not just "domain".
6. Updates are set to at least YES.

Hope that helps.

If you like, you can post an unedited ipconfig /all so we can take a look at
your configuration to better help out. If not comfortable with that, just
follow the guidelines above.


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Regards,
Ace

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

 

[Shane Brasher]

Hello All,

In addition to Ace's steps, you should also get rid of the root folder.
Folder with a "." dot beside it.
You should also make sure the DHCP client service is started. Open a
command prompt and type:

ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
net stop netlogon
net start netlogon

Or

reboot.

Either way should cause the folder to appear.


Shane Brasher
MCSE (2000,NT),MCSA, A+
Microsoft Platforms Support
Windows NT/2000 Networking