DNS error 3152 need those red x's to leave me alone

first try stopping the DNS service, wait a few minutes, restart the DNS service.  Verify that all of the correct folders are under your zone (ie _udp).

Make sure that you are consistent... for example if you have other DC/DNS servers that are loading this zone as an AD integrated zone, and you have manually created this zone on the this server as a FILE based zone (instead of using AD IntegraTED), you can run into this type of problem.

Right click the zone and choose properties to see if it is AD Integrated or not.  

I am considering stepping up to active directory integrated, in the mean time I have two servers "win 2003" that is set up one primary zone that has a reverse lookup zone on it pointing to the other server. The second server also has active directory installed and is a dc. It has a secondary zone for the primary and it also has a reverse lookup zone for the primary. First should I even have a reverse lookup zone on the primary that points to the other server?  We will call it like it is:  primary dns server is the "file" server, the other is "mail" server. The mail server also runs exchange " hence mail server" it is the secondary to the file primary server. The reverse zone on the primary seems to be working ok. The problem is on the mail servers reverse look up zone.

If I delete the two secondary zones bring it up to an active directory integrated zone will  I have problems with Exchange. Also all workstations would need to be rebooted and qurey the dns server @ logon.  About 200 of them.

Also on both servers: the c:\windows\system32\dns folders or grayed out with the "read only" attrib checked.

Thanks and sorry for all the words just to explain this in my little m$ind............

Also: stopping and restarting the dns zones would this not kill the queries that are taking place. 200 phone calls would suck.

I have two subnets:  10.251.10.0 and 11.0.  No on the WINS. I am bringing down one of the servers tonight to do some maintanance on it. Sounds like a good time to do some DNS work also. Is there any straight forward information on setting active directory integrated zones up. Meaning step 1, step2 next, next , finish.

With the network being on two subnets how much of an issue will I have tomorrow morning?

Thanks

All system32\dns files are cleared of the read only attrib. This is how it was before I got here and have made no changes to this.

BULER ?

Ultimately: We had a stuck bit that needed to be cleared off of a hard drive.

(1) PERFORMED A BACK UP

(2) Solution: reboot 2800 PowerEdge with original disk in drive, perc drivers on hand.
Ran recover options: chkdsk/r.

Replaced failing drive/ rebuilt RAID.

No errors in the last few days……….