DCPromo queston

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Dan W.

Hi,
I have a single DC now that used to be one of 2 DC's. I
wont bore you with all the details of what happened, but
the end result is that this single DC now serves client
requests, but is not advertising itself as a Global
Catalog. DCDiag.exe tool shows this for one of its
tests: " Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL
started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting."

I had to, at one point, go into the system registry under
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine/CurrentControlSet/Services/Netlogon/para
meters and change the SysvolReady key from 0 to 1
(something that should happen normally by itself when
replication happens, but replication wasnt happening and
the other DC was going to go down in a hard way soon).

Since then that DC will service logon requests but refuses
to do any other of it's normal functions, like data
replication or start the global catalogue.

Any ideas on what to do othen than demoting it? I dont
want to lose all the logins, etc if dont have to.

Thanks in advance,
Dan
 
I should also add that I did go into AD Sites & service
under NTDS settings and check Global Catalogue. Also, This
machine has successfully received all 5 of the FSMO roles.
 
Hi Dan!

My understanding is that you have only 1 DC. what are the chances of you
getting a second DC set up?
It kind of sounds like the DC never fully completed the dcpromo proccess (
you are correct sysvol should have shared out automatic)
You should try getting a new DC set up as a fail safe, and then drive on
from there.


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| I should also add that I did go into AD Sites & service
| under NTDS settings and check Global Catalogue. Also, This
| machine has successfully received all 5 of the FSMO roles.
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| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi,
| >I have a single DC now that used to be one of 2 DC's. I
| >wont bore you with all the details of what happened, but
| >the end result is that this single DC now serves client
| >requests, but is not advertising itself as a Global
| >Catalog. DCDiag.exe tool shows this for one of its
| >tests: " Starting test: frssysvol
| > Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL
| >started.
| > The Active Directory may be prevented from starting."
| >
| >I had to, at one point, go into the system registry under
| >HKEY_LOCAL_Machine/CurrentControlSet/Services/Netlogon/par
| a
| >meters and change the SysvolReady key from 0 to 1
| >(something that should happen normally by itself when
| >replication happens, but replication wasnt happening and
| >the other DC was going to go down in a hard way soon).
| >
| >Since then that DC will service logon requests but
| refuses
| >to do any other of it's normal functions, like data
| >replication or start the global catalogue.
| >
| >Any ideas on what to do othen than demoting it? I dont
| >want to lose all the logins, etc if dont have to.
| >
| >Thanks in advance,
| >Dan
| >.
| >
|
 
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