Win 2003 DNS error event 4015

[David Chan]

Hi there,

I got an error message in a Win 2003 standard edition server related to
DNS as below:

Source : DNS
Type : Error
Catetogory : None
Event ID: 4015

Description:
The DNS serer encountered a critical error from the Active Directory.
Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended error
drbug information (which may be empty) is """. The event data contains the
error.

May I ask what is the method to solve this error?

thanks a lot
David Chan

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

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Hi there,

I got an error message in a Win 2003 standard edition server
related to DNS as below:

Source : DNS
Type : Error
Catetogory : None
Event ID: 4015

Description:
The DNS serer encountered a critical error from the Active
Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly.
The extended error drbug information (which may be empty) is """.
The event data contains the error.

May I ask what is the method to solve this error?

thanks a lot
David Chan

No sure if these apply to you, but here they are:
http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=4015&source=
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=267855

I would look at some basic stuff, such as how your DNS clients (including
the DC itself) are configured. Basic guidelines:

1. Point all internal servers, DCs and clients, to only your internal DNS.
If you need Internet resolution, use a Forwarder.
2. Ensure that the SRV records exist under the zone name in DNS.

Anything else, such as single label DNS domain names, missing or incorrect
Primary DNS Suffix, or updates not set to yes, using your ISP's DNS servers
in IP properties, will cause numerous issues.

Run a netdiag /v and a dcdiag /v and post them, along with an ipconfig /all
and the AD DNS domain name, if you can. We can take a look at them to see if
anything is amiss.

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Regards,
Ace

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