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The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted - this when i log onto a domain controller!

Asked by: j_crow1

This server is a domain controller hosting my FSMO roles - the only thing that i have done in the past week is turn on aging and scavageing in DNS (which is also on this server) this is urgent!! I am also getting 1 other PC getting this error now.

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2009-08-27 at 19:42:48ID24688724
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

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Domain Name Service (DNS)

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Answers

 

by: j_crow1Posted on 2009-08-27 at 19:47:17ID: 25204643

I finally got into the server and this is one of the errors in the system log


Event Type:      Warning
Event Source:      NETLOGON
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      5781
Date:            8/27/2009
Time:            9:44:50 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      SERVER I AM WORKING ON
Description:
Dynamic registration or deletion of one or more DNS records associated with DNS domain 'spirerealty.com.' failed.  These records are used by other computers to locate this server as a domain controller (if the specified domain is an Active Directory domain) or as an LDAP server (if the specified domain is an application partition).  

Possible causes of failure include:  
- TCP/IP properties of the network connections of this computer contain wrong IP address(es) of the preferred and alternate DNS servers
- Specified preferred and alternate DNS servers are not running
- DNS server(s) primary for the records to be registered is not running
- Preferred or alternate DNS servers are configured with wrong root hints
- Parent DNS zone contains incorrect delegation to the child zone authoritative for the DNS records that failed registration  

USER ACTION  
Fix possible misconfiguration(s) specified above and initiate registration or deletion of the DNS records by running 'nltest.exe /dsregdns' from the command prompt or by restarting Net Logon service. Nltest.exe is available in the Microsoft Windows Server Resource Kit CD.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: b4 05 00 00               ´...    

 

by: j_crow1Posted on 2009-08-27 at 19:57:55ID: 25204686

I am also getting this one:

Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      Winlogon
Event Category:      None
Event ID:      1219
Date:            8/27/2009
Time:            9:42:40 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      MY SERVER
Description:
Logon rejected for DOMAIN\ADMIN. Unable to obtain Terminal Server User Configuration. Error: The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 4b 05 00 00               K...    

 

by: rrjegan17Posted on 2009-08-27 at 23:58:01ID: 25205476

>> The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.

This should help

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902336

 

by: j_crow1Posted on 2009-08-28 at 04:45:03ID: 25206534

When i try to install it tells me there is no need to install it since i have service pack 2.

I have done some more investigating...I switched over to exchange 2007 about 2 months ago - i put the old exchange server on DHCP because I am still pulling things from it, it was a DC....I am also getting the following error:

Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      NTDS Replication
Event Category:      DS RPC Client
Event ID:      2087
Date:            8/27/2009
Time:            9:39:19 PM
User:            NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON
Computer:      MYSERVER
Description:
Active Directory could not resolve the following DNS host name of the source domain controller to an IP address. This error prevents additions, deletions and changes in Active Directory from replicating between one or more domain controllers in the forest. Security groups, group policy, users and computers and their passwords will be inconsistent between domain controllers until this error is resolved, potentially affecting logon authentication and access to network resources.
 
Source domain controller:
 DOMAIN CONTROLLER NOW ON DHCP
Failing DNS host name:
 5b0984a7-0d81-4d8a-b646-351b3bfa6dc7._msdcs.DOMAIN.com
 
NOTE: By default, only up to 10 DNS failures are shown for any given 12 hour period, even if more than 10 failures occur.  To log all individual failure events, set the following diagnostics registry value to 1:
 
Registry Path:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Diagnostics\22 DS RPC Client
 
User Action:
 
 1) If the source domain controller is no longer functioning or its operating system has been reinstalled with a different computer name or NTDSDSA object GUID, remove the source domain controller's metadata with ntdsutil.exe, using the steps outlined in MSKB article 216498.
 
 2) Confirm that the source domain controller is running Active directory and is accessible on the network by typing "net view \\<source DC name>" or "ping <source DC name>".
 
 3) Verify that the source domain controller is using a valid DNS server for DNS services, and that the source domain controller's host record and CNAME record are correctly registered, using the DNS Enhanced version of DCDIAG.EXE available on http://www.microsoft.com/dns
 
  dcdiag /test:dns
 
 4) Verify that that this destination domain controller is using a valid DNS server for DNS services, by running the DNS Enhanced version of DCDIAG.EXE command on the console of the destination domain controller, as follows:
 
  dcdiag /test:dns
 
 5) For further analysis of DNS error failures see KB 824449:
   http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824449
 
Additional Data
Error value:
 11004 The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found.


For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.


I took this server out of the named servers and have not rebooted to see if this will change anything. Any other pointers?

 

by: j_crow1Posted on 2009-08-28 at 07:05:17ID: 25207771

Update: I have removed the old exchange server as a DC - it transfered its remaining operations FSMO role to the original server i am getting the "No domain" error message from. I have not rebooted the server since it is business hours now, but I am still getting that same error on ONE pc.

 

by: j_crow1Posted on 2009-08-28 at 07:52:19ID: 25208294

Update: I have gone into ADSI and deleted the connections to the old Exchange server, I have also transfered the inter-site typology generator to the original server that was getting the "no domain error". I will reboot on this evening and update on if that all worked.

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