Hi All, My DHCP and DNS server in my office is running SOLARIS 5.8 DNS BIND 8.2.2p5 so that there is an error when I tried to promote Win2k3 as the additional DC in the domain  The Pop-up messagebox error: The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain itree.com.au: The error was: "DNS name does not exist." (error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR) The query was for the SRV record for _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au Common causes of this error include the following: - The DNS SRV records required to locate a domain controller for the domain are not registered in DNS. These records are registered with a DNS server automatically when a domain controller is added to a domain. They are updated by the domain controller at set intervals. This computer is configured to use DNS servers with following IP addresses: 149.135.204.58 - One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its child zone: itree.com.au com.au au . (the root zone) And this is the error that was generated after I run “netdiag /fix” The situation is almost the same as in: http://www.chicagotech.net/casestud... Netdiag /fix DNS Error: DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed [WARNING] The DNS Resolver Cache service is not running. [ERROR_SERVICE_NEVER_STARTED] [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._udp.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._tcp.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kpasswd._udp.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.gc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.35b05a16-47d5-49e6-9b32-10f1b90de59a.domains._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry gc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry 9e1a2f69-6c1f-4638-b2f1-c03b73131dc9._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Failed to fix: DC DNS entry _kerberos._tcp.itree.com.au. re-registeration on DNS server '149.135.204.58' failed. DNS Error code: DNS_ERROR_RCODE_FORMAT_ERROR [FATAL] Fix Failed: netdiag failed to re-register missing DNS entries for this DC on DNS server '149.135.204.58'. [FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC registered. my guess is that the command above was trying to “write” the necessary missing SRV record into DNS server so that the DC could be located after querying DNS server. Any kind of help and comment would be appreciated Cheers,

Good lord have mercy, next time try posting the scriptures of the bible. If you wanna put AD on your lan, you have to let 2003 server control DNS, and i'd let it control dhcp as well since 2003 provides an easier and more secure interface for administering these services. So either migrate or DIE!

Amen my friend !

This is the answer from God today :-) add it into your BIND 8.2.2 DNS list: 2f69-6c1f-4638-b2f1-c03b73131dc9._msdcs.itree.com.au. IN A [existing DC full name]. _gc._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 3268 [existing DC full name]. _gc._tcp.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 3268 [existing DC full name]. _kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs SRV.itree.com.au. 0 0 88 [existing DC full name]. _kerberos._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 88 [existing DC full name]. _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 88 [existing DC full name]. _kerberos._tcp.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 88 [existing DC full name]. _kerberos._udp.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 88 [existing DC full name]. _kpasswd._tcp.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 464 [existing DC full name]. _kpasswd._udp.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 464 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.35b05a16-47d5-49e6-9b32-10f1b90de59a.domains._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.gc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.Default-First-Site-Name._sites.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.gc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 389 [existing DC full name]. gc._msdcs.itree.com.au. SRV 0 0 3268 [existing DC full name]. Peace be with you !