Carrie Miles
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Strange Replication Issue with AD/Group Policy
I have a domain that has about 6 domain controllers in it, all at different locations.
One location has a server running 2003 Standard, all others are 2008.
The one running 2003, when I open group policy, all the policies are wrong and old. So it seems that group policy is not replication to this domain controller.
I have checked the file replication logs, here is what i'm finding:
Event ID 13508
The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from DCNORTH to DCMONT for c:\windows\sysvol\domain using the DNS name DCNORTH.domain.local. FRS will keep retrying.
Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning.
[1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name DCNORTH.domain.local from this computer.
[2] FRS is not running on DCNORTH.domain.local.
[3] The topology information in the Active Directory for this replica has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers.
Then Event ID 13509 will appear after about 6 days.
The File Replication Service has enabled replication from DCNORTH to DCMONT for c:\windows\sysvol\domain after repeated retries.
I would prefer it replicate with another server, not DCNORTH. But event 13509 indicates that replication is happening, correct?
Thank you!
One location has a server running 2003 Standard, all others are 2008.
The one running 2003, when I open group policy, all the policies are wrong and old. So it seems that group policy is not replication to this domain controller.
I have checked the file replication logs, here is what i'm finding:
Event ID 13508
The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from DCNORTH to DCMONT for c:\windows\sysvol\domain using the DNS name DCNORTH.domain.local. FRS will keep retrying.
Following are some of the reasons you would see this warning.
[1] FRS can not correctly resolve the DNS name DCNORTH.domain.local from this computer.
[2] FRS is not running on DCNORTH.domain.local.
[3] The topology information in the Active Directory for this replica has not yet replicated to all the Domain Controllers.
Then Event ID 13509 will appear after about 6 days.
The File Replication Service has enabled replication from DCNORTH to DCMONT for c:\windows\sysvol\domain after repeated retries.
I would prefer it replicate with another server, not DCNORTH. But event 13509 indicates that replication is happening, correct?
Thank you!
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Hi,
Event ID 13509 says that the replication has been resumed hence there hould not be any problem.
You may confirm the same by running DCDIAG, REPADMIN command and using FRS events.
You said the you do not want replicate with DCNORTH but with another server, FYI, that is depend upon the AD replication topology and that is configured by KCC more efficient way and I would recommmend to change the default configuration.
Did you manually configured AD replication topology in site and services?
Event ID 13509 says that the replication has been resumed hence there hould not be any problem.
You may confirm the same by running DCDIAG, REPADMIN command and using FRS events.
You said the you do not want replicate with DCNORTH but with another server, FYI, that is depend upon the AD replication topology and that is configured by KCC more efficient way and I would recommmend to change the default configuration.
Did you manually configured AD replication topology in site and services?
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Looks like it's not a replication issue after all. I implemented GPP's on a 2008 server, this server is 2003, can't see the GPP's there. I'm such an idiot!!!!
Sorry for being dumb:)
Thank you!
Sorry for being dumb:)
Thank you!
If you wish to use GPP on 2003, install Client Side Extension (CSE) first and it would work
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6955
Krzysztof
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6955
Krzysztof
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I know, just emailed my client about it. I completely overlooked that I was using gpp's.l
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