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DNS problem
Name: big sam Date: August 13, 2004 at 11:38:28 Pacific OS: 2k3 CPU/Ram: lots/lots
Comment:
I thought I had DNS setup properly on my new 2k3 server, but then I tried to add a second DC to my domain and dcpromo keeps telling me it cannot find a DNS entry for my domain.
I ran dcdiag on my primary server and this is what it tells me:
"Server1's GUID DNS name could not be resolved to an IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP, etc. Although the GUID DNS name (lots of characters...) couldn't be resolved, the server name (ServerName) resolved to the IP address (10.10.10.5) and was pingable. Check that the IP address is registered correctly with the DNS server."
That IP address is correct, and like I said, I thought I had set everything up correctly. Any ideas what I have setup wrong?
Name: big sam Date: August 13, 2004 at 13:56:36 Pacific
Reply:
Well, I figured it out thanks to the KB below. Turns out restarting the Net Logon service fixes a lot of DNS weirdness. I hope the archive of this post helps out others in the future...
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