damehta
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Adding XP machines to a domain
Hi,
This is the exact error that i get when i try to add a machine to a domain.
Note: This information is intended for a network administrator. If you are not your network's administrator, notify the administrator that you received this information, which has been recorded in the file C:\WINDOWS\debug\dcdiag.tx
The domain name DOMAIN_NAME might be a NetBIOS domain name. If this is the case, verify that the domain name is properly registered with WINS.
If you are certain that the name is not a NetBIOS domain name, then the following information can help you troubleshoot your DNS configuration.
The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain DOMAIN_NAME:
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.DOMAI
Common causes of this error include the following:
- The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.
- One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its child zone:
DOMAIN_NAME
. (the root zone)
For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
This is a problem only at 1 of our offices which does not have a DC present locally. If i take the machine and plug it to either 1 of our 2 locations with a DC, it will join the domain just fine. I also tried the post at, where someone else also asked the same question,
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20890765/Domain-Controller-Not-Found-Unable-to-Join-Domain.html
This is the exact error that i get when i try to add a machine to a domain.
Note: This information is intended for a network administrator. If you are not your network's administrator, notify the administrator that you received this information, which has been recorded in the file C:\WINDOWS\debug\dcdiag.tx
The domain name DOMAIN_NAME might be a NetBIOS domain name. If this is the case, verify that the domain name is properly registered with WINS.
If you are certain that the name is not a NetBIOS domain name, then the following information can help you troubleshoot your DNS configuration.
The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain DOMAIN_NAME:
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.DOMAI
Common causes of this error include the following:
- The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.
- One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its child zone:
DOMAIN_NAME
. (the root zone)
For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
This is a problem only at 1 of our offices which does not have a DC present locally. If i take the machine and plug it to either 1 of our 2 locations with a DC, it will join the domain just fine. I also tried the post at, where someone else also asked the same question,
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20890765/Domain-Controller-Not-Found-Unable-to-Join-Domain.html
ASKER
I have ping connectivity via ip and machine name to the DC's.
While trying to add, i am just using 'DomainName' aka 'fabrikam'
The error that i posted comes up after i try to add it, does not prompt me for the authorising username/password
While trying to add, i am just using 'DomainName' aka 'fabrikam'
The error that i posted comes up after i try to add it, does not prompt me for the authorising username/password
Has the work station got the DC's as its DNS entries in the NIC tcpip entries or is DNS provided locally for this site in another way?
In the DNS servers, is there an entry listed for this work station already?
How are the offices interconnected? By VPN or point to point lines?
Is this office part of the standard site (in sites & services) or is each office a different site with their own subnet(s)?
In the DNS servers, is there an entry listed for this work station already?
How are the offices interconnected? By VPN or point to point lines?
Is this office part of the standard site (in sites & services) or is each office a different site with their own subnet(s)?
Use the full AD domain name (your.domain.local or whatever), and make sure the DNS server used on the client points to the DC *only*; you're trying to use the NetBIOS domain name, and you probably don't have a WINS server setup. In the subnet with the DC, the client is able to find the DC for the NetBIOS domain name using a broadcast, but this doesn't work in another subnet.
Using the AD domain name to join is faster anyway.
Using the AD domain name to join is faster anyway.
Good point :)
ASKER
Is there a way i can check the exact full AD domain name?
Open a command prompt on the DC, enter
set u
You'll see, among others, "USERDOMAIN", which is the NetBIOS domain name, and "USERDNSDOMAIN", which is the AD domain name (the one you need).
Or enter
ipconfig /all
on the DC and check what's listed under "Primary Domain Suffix".
set u
You'll see, among others, "USERDOMAIN", which is the NetBIOS domain name, and "USERDNSDOMAIN", which is the AD domain name (the one you need).
Or enter
ipconfig /all
on the DC and check what's listed under "Primary Domain Suffix".
ASKER
I checked the above commands and i believe we have tried adding machines to the domain with the Primary Domain Suffix/USERDNSDOMAIN and it had not worked.
I will try one more time just to confirm.
I will try one more time just to confirm.
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Do you already have ping connectivity with the server both by ip address and name?
When you add the work station, are you entering in just the netbios element of the domain or trying to add the fully-qualified name?
Are you being prompted for the authorising username/password?