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Recreate SYSVOL share

Job: Retire old win2k domain controller and replace with Win2k3 domain controller
Here is my series of events:
Added new Win2k3 domain controller to Win2k domain.
All was fine except sysvol would not replicate to new server.
Tried the BURFLAGS reg entry change. Did not work
BIG PROBLEM:
Somenow I lost both sysvol dir's.( no backup)
I need to recreate from scratch the sysvol dir on the Win2k3 server and sieze all roles.
The users can still logon to the network but I can't run my logon scripts to point them to the new server.
The Win2k3 machine is recognized as a domain controller.

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wwilkins9898

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I did a test run on the Win2k box with the 2k veriosn an it did nothing. I don't have any GPO's in use (just default)and the install is ~standard as it gets. This should recreate the sysvol share on the Win2k3 domain controller? All I need to do is xfer roles a create scripts?

PlaceboC6

Which did you try? DCGPOFIX?

You might have to do the regedit to force even a blank sysvol to be shared.

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters
Sysvol ready change from 0 to 1

Restart the File Replication Service and the NEtlogon service.

Then run DCGPOFIX

Then undo the registry change and reboot
(SET BACK TO 0, this is important)

wwilkins9898

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RecreateDefpol.EXE

PlaceboC6

Give what I suggested in my last post a try. I've rebuilt a bunch of missing SYSVOL's using this method (when there is no backup).

wwilkins9898

ASKER

I will try it tomorrow. Thanks

PlaceboC6

Sounds good. No problem.

Milan_Ojh

Pls go through this link

http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/msg13029.html

wwilkins9898

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Looks like the policys are there but no scripts share

PlaceboC6

You might have to create the scripts folder and restart the services again.

Should be c:\windows\sysvol\sysvol\domain\

You will see a policies folder
Create a scripts folder next to it.

Try restarting FRS and Netlogon services.

PlaceboC6

Any luck?

wwilkins

I've been really busy... That simple, just create the folder?

PlaceboC6

Create the folder, and restart the FRS and Netlogon services to see if it is shared.

Should be in the path listed in my post 20809231