Changing a Servers (DC) computer name

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Nick

How is this possible, because i have read that you have to:

1. Demote the DC
2. Rename the Server
3. Premote the DC using dcpromo.

but my questions are

1. Will all the user account and policies be deleted?
2. Does anyone have a guide to doing this?
3. What other application will be affected by the name change?

TIA

Nick T
 
1. Will all the user account and policies be deleted?

If this is your only domain controller, YES! But you should never have a single
domain controller in a domain, you have no redundancy for failure.
2. Does anyone have a guide to doing this?
Click to expand...

Well you type dcpromo, follow the prompts, reboot, log in, change the name as
normal, reboot, dcpromo back into the domain.
3. What other application will be affected by the name change?
Click to expand...

Anything that points at that server by name.
 
1. Will all the user account and policies be deleted?

If this is your only domain controller, YES! But you should never have
a single
domain controller in a domain, you have no redundancy for failure.

we have 2 DC's but only one DC seems to have Users and computers on it?
anyone know why and how to rectify this?
 
Only one has the AD or you only see the MMC console on one?? Open the
ADU&C on your "good" controller, right click, and tell it to point at the
other one to be sure.

You NEED to make sure that these are communicating and solid or you WILL
lose your users.

Install the support tools from the CD. Then use DCDiag and Replmon to
verify server/ AD health.
 
Open the ADU&C on your "good" controller, right click, and tell it to
point at the other one to be sure. --- where do i do this?

Ran DCDIAG on both DC and results are as follows:

ELROND - MAIN DC
FILEPRINT - SECONDARY DC

Can you offer some advice on the tests?

TIA

regards

Nick Toseland




ELROND

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
Starting test: Connectivity
.......................... ELROND passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
Starting test: Replications
.......................... ELROND passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
.......................... ELROND passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
.......................... ELROND passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
.......................... ELROND passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
.......................... ELROND passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
.......................... ELROND passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
.......................... ELROND passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
IsmServ Service is stopped on [ELROND]
.......................... ELROND failed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
.......................... ELROND passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
.......................... ELROND passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
.......................... ELROND passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
.......................... ELROND passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : uk.sentry.net
Starting test: Intersite
.......................... uk.sentry.net passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck


FILEPRINT

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
Starting test: Connectivity
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
Starting test: Replications
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolder
Starting test: RidManager
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test
ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
.......................... FILEPRINT passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : uk.sentry.net
Starting test: Intersite
.......................... uk.sentry.net passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
 
Nick,

Start | Programs | Admin Tools | Active Directory Users and Computers

Then right click on the top node and connect to a different DC.

Also, are there any FRS errors in the Event log, as the Diags would suggest?
Try running the diags in verbose mode.


--
Ryan Hanisco
MCSE, MCDBA
Flagship Integration Services

Nick said:
Open the ADU&C on your "good" controller, right click, and tell it to
point at the other one to be sure. --- where do i do this?

Ran DCDIAG on both DC and results are as follows:

ELROND - MAIN DC
FILEPRINT - SECONDARY DC

Can you offer some advice on the tests?

TIA

regards

Nick Toseland




ELROND

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... ELROND passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
Starting test: Replications
......................... ELROND passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... ELROND passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... ELROND passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... ELROND passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... ELROND passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... ELROND passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... ELROND passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
IsmServ Service is stopped on [ELROND]
......................... ELROND failed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... ELROND passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
......................... ELROND passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... ELROND passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... ELROND passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : uk.sentry.net
Starting test: Intersite
......................... uk.sentry.net passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck


FILEPRINT

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
Starting test: Replications
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... FILEPRINT passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... FILEPRINT passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... FILEPRINT passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolder
Starting test: RidManager
......................... FILEPRINT passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... FILEPRINT passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... FILEPRINT passed test
ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
......................... FILEPRINT passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... FILEPRINT passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... FILEPRINT passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : uk.sentry.net
Starting test: Intersite
......................... uk.sentry.net passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
Click to expand...
 
Nick,

If both of the Domain Controllers are working then you should be able to
open up ADUC on both. And you should be able to sit infront of DC01 and
open up that ADUC as well as on DC02 ( as Ryan suggested ).

I would check DNS as well as your replication. To check the replication
open up a command prompt and enter repadmin /showreps /v as well as repadmin
/showconn. You should have an incoming connection object from DC01 to DC02
as well as an incoming connection object from DC02 to DC01.

I might also install and run FRSDiag. You can do a google search for
it.....

As Ryan suggested, look in the event logs.

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24014
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



Nick said:
Open the ADU&C on your "good" controller, right click, and tell it to
point at the other one to be sure. --- where do i do this?

Ran DCDIAG on both DC and results are as follows:

ELROND - MAIN DC
FILEPRINT - SECONDARY DC

Can you offer some advice on the tests?

TIA

regards

Nick Toseland




ELROND

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... ELROND passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
Starting test: Replications
......................... ELROND passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... ELROND passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... ELROND passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... ELROND passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... ELROND passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... ELROND passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... ELROND passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
IsmServ Service is stopped on [ELROND]
......................... ELROND failed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... ELROND passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
There are errors after the SYSVOL has been shared.
The SYSVOL can prevent the AD from starting.
......................... ELROND passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... ELROND passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... ELROND passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : uk.sentry.net
Starting test: Intersite
......................... uk.sentry.net passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck


FILEPRINT

DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
Starting test: Replications
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... FILEPRINT passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... FILEPRINT passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... FILEPRINT passed test
KnowsOfRoleHolder
Starting test: RidManager
......................... FILEPRINT passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... FILEPRINT passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... FILEPRINT passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... FILEPRINT passed test
ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
......................... FILEPRINT passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... FILEPRINT passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... FILEPRINT passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : uk.sentry.net
Starting test: Intersite
......................... uk.sentry.net passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
Click to expand...
 
Output from Replication Admin Tool... Looks fine to me

Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
DSA Options : IS_GC
objectGuid : 4e5175cd-cd9f-4469-b593-450eb88cc168
invocationID: 4e5175cd-cd9f-4469-b593-450eb88cc168

==== INBOUND NEIGHBORS ======================================

CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT via RPC
objectGuid: 5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c
Address:
5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c._msdcs.uk.sentry.net
ntdsDsa invocationId: 0b39d2a3-6728-45ab-9378-75cf7c4b3eb7
WRITEABLE SYNC_ON_STARTUP DO_SCHEDULED_SYNCS
USNs: 190043/OU, 190043/PU
Last attempt @ 2005-01-14 10:19.44 was successful.

CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT via RPC
objectGuid: 5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c
Address:
5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c._msdcs.uk.sentry.net
ntdsDsa invocationId: 0b39d2a3-6728-45ab-9378-75cf7c4b3eb7
WRITEABLE SYNC_ON_STARTUP DO_SCHEDULED_SYNCS
USNs: 190063/OU, 190063/PU
Last attempt @ 2005-01-14 10:19.44 was successful.

DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT via RPC
objectGuid: 5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c
Address:
5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c._msdcs.uk.sentry.net
ntdsDsa invocationId: 0b39d2a3-6728-45ab-9378-75cf7c4b3eb7
WRITEABLE SYNC_ON_STARTUP DO_SCHEDULED_SYNCS
USNs: 190063/OU, 190063/PU
Last attempt @ 2005-01-14 10:21.40 was successful.

==== OUTBOUND NEIGHBORS FOR CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ============

CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT via RPC
objectGuid: 5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c
Address:
5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c._msdcs.uk.sentry.net
WRITEABLE
Added @ 2004-07-27 11:24.49.

CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT via RPC
objectGuid: 5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c
Address:
5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c._msdcs.uk.sentry.net
WRITEABLE
Added @ 2004-07-27 11:24.49.

DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT via RPC
objectGuid: 5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c
Address:
5aa05873-cd06-47e2-b61c-9bc28dcc279c._msdcs.uk.sentry.net
WRITEABLE
Added @ 2004-07-27 11:24.49.

Connection Output... Looks fine to me

Show Connection Objects
CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net:
ELROND\FILEPRINT
enabledConnection: TRUE
fromServer: Default-First-Site-Name\FILEPRINT
TransportType: intrasite RPC
ReplicatesNC: DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Reason: RingTopology
ReplicatesNC: CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Reason: RingTopology
ReplicatesNC:
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=ne

Reason: RingTopology
whenChanged: 20050111194040.0Z
whenCreated: 20050111192655.0Z
FILEPRINT\ELROND
enabledConnection: TRUE
fromServer: Default-First-Site-Name\ELROND
TransportType: intrasite RPC
ReplicatesNC: DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Reason: RingTopology
ReplicatesNC: CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=net
Reason: RingTopology
ReplicatesNC:
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=uk,DC=sentry,DC=ne

Reason: RingTopology
whenChanged: 20050111192846.0Z
whenCreated: 20040727104529.0Z
 
I figured that there would not be any problem with AD Replication. My usual
guess would be that there is a problem with RPC. What happens if you go to
one Domain Controller and you right click My Computer and select 'Manage'?
Computer Management opens up, correct! I mean, for that computer....you
would see 'Computer Management (Local)'. Now, right click Computer
Management and select 'Connect to another computer'. Simply select another
Domain Controller. Are you allowed to open it?

But, I think that Ryan might be on to something. It looks like there was/is
a problem with SYSVOL. Tell us this: what happens if you open up the
command prompt on each Domain Controller ( more interested in FILEPRINT )
and enter - without the quote marks - "net share"?

If you do not have a shared SYSVOL and / or NETLOGON please take a look at
the following MSKB Article:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257338

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24014
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
 
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