Windows 2000 DNS Errors

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Jeff

Hi all,

I get the following errors constantly in my DNS event log
and I was wondering what is causing this? My first guess
is permissions on the %systemroot%\DNS directory, but I'm
not sure what they "should" be set to in order to
accomodate proper updates:

The DNS server was unable to create a name in memory for
name ComputerName in zone domain.com in the Active
Directory. This directory name is ignored. Use the DNS
console to recreate the records associated with this name
or check that the Active Directory is functioning properly
and reload the zone. The event data contains the error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
When does the this error message appear, at boot? at startup of DNS service? Also, the name referenced, is it a valid machine name on your network? What
about the domain name it's registering in? Is this the AD domain name? If the name has invalid charaters, this can cause DNS to complain about it. If it's a
valid machine on your network, remove this machine from the domain, rename it with a proper DNS name and add it back to the domain.

If this isn't a valid machine name of a computer in your AD try this: At a command prompt type:
Ldifde -d "cn=MicrosoftDNS,cn=system,dc=domain,dc=com" -u -f output.txt -s
dc1.domain.com

Just substitute the proper name of the domain controller and domain in place of "dc1.domain.com" and "dc=domain,dc=com". Then in the output file, search
for the name referenced in the error message. If it is there, use ADSI to remove the name from the path shown in the output.txt. Use extreme caution before
doing this. Make sure you have a valid backup before using this. If you are uncomfortable deleting something from the AD, you should not perform this step
without our assistance. Please give us a call. Also, if this machine isn't a valid machine on your network and you don't feel comfortable using ADSIEdit, then
simply ignore the message. It won't hurt anything.

Thank you,
Mike Johnston
Microsoft Network Support

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