Urgent_ Primary Domain DNS missing or can not be located

[Loi Trinh]

Can someone pls. help.

I had setup a Win 2k Server to test out SMS 2003 but I had
ran 'dcpromo' and added to the domain as backup domain
controller number 3 successfully. I had also install WINS
and added a new zone for the DNS. After i was done, i
delete the newzone i had created, and thats when all the
problem seems to occur.
The zone i created was mis.nems.org; unless the same zone
was created before i got here, than I dont remember doing
anything else wrong, but if the name was of the new zone i
create was identical to the one already created than i
would not be allow to do that right?
But in any case, we had to install a new fan for the
Primary domain controller and we boot that backup, one of
the hard drive was missing, eventually we did get that fix.
Once i log in, i was going to check the Active Directory
Users and Computers and the Default Group Policy.
Both of this does not work on the Primary Domain
Controller, and I did a system state restore, and on
opening the AD Users and Computers, it is able to but I
notice that it is using the one from Backup Domain
Controller 2 and the Group Policy still does not work.
I use a test system to install another Win 2K server and
try DC Promo and i got the following Error Message:

"The domain "nems.org'' cannot be contacted. Ensure that
the DNS domain name is typed correctly. This condition
may be caused by a DNS lookup problem. If this domain was
recently created, its name may not yet registed with the
Domain Naming Service. .............."
I hope I've given enough information.
Could someone help?
thank you.

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[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

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"The domain "nems.org'' cannot be contacted. Ensure that
the DNS domain name is typed correctly. This condition
may be caused by a DNS lookup problem. If this domain was
recently created, its name may not yet registed with the
Domain Naming Service. .............."
I hope I've given enough information.
Could someone help?
thank you.

(e-mail address removed)

Try netdiag /fix

Then post back with an ipconfig /all

 

[LOI TRINH]

Dear Kevin,

Thank you for the quick response. I guess i should have
been a little clearer. The domain has been on quite
while, over a year perhaps. And days before, i was able
to run dcpromo by promoting it and demoting it without any
issues. Primary Controller is still up and DBC also. but
Acitve Directory users and computers and Group Policy is
missing. On the BDC, Active Directory Users and Computers
works but not the Group Policy.
Any other suggestions?

Thank you.

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP]]

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Dear Kevin,

Thank you for the quick response. I guess i should have
been a little clearer. The domain has been on quite
while, over a year perhaps. And days before, i was able
to run dcpromo by promoting it and demoting it without any
issues. Primary Controller is still up and DBC also. but
Acitve Directory users and computers and Group Policy is
missing. On the BDC, Active Directory Users and Computers
works but not the Group Policy.
Any other suggestions?

Did you try thje netdiag /fix?
How about dcdiag /fix?
Do you want me to guess?
netdiag /test:dns /v
I still need the ipconfig /all