D2 Authoritative Restore
Hey guys
Ok, I was having FRS issues on my domain controller and so I followed the advise of a support forum and they said that my event logs were saying I should do a D2 Restore. So I backed up the sysvol\policies and sysvol\domain and did the D2 Restore. Now the DC is having MORE issues and no one can login. Can I stop the NTFRS and Net Logon Services and do a restore from backup of the 2 directories I backed up or am I screwed?
I tried logging into my Partner website from Microsoft but they ARE DOWN (yes, I am pissed) and the phone number they have goes to some Dish Network crap.
Thanks
Ok, I was having FRS issues on my domain controller and so I followed the advise of a support forum and they said that my event logs were saying I should do a D2 Restore. So I backed up the sysvol\policies and sysvol\domain and did the D2 Restore. Now the DC is having MORE issues and no one can login. Can I stop the NTFRS and Net Logon Services and do a restore from backup of the 2 directories I backed up or am I screwed?
I tried logging into my Partner website from Microsoft but they ARE DOWN (yes, I am pissed) and the phone number they have goes to some Dish Network crap.
Thanks
No, you can not paste your backups because this folders are created by dfs and can not be modified. Is more easy:
- Use a full backup and made a system restore to get back your domain
- Depromote and promote again this DC. You can do this procedure if you have more than one domain controller. If you have got only one DC you can not do this!.
When you restore your DC, some computers may lost his machine account password, this article may help you to restore: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325850
- Use a full backup and made a system restore to get back your domain
- Depromote and promote again this DC. You can do this procedure if you have more than one domain controller. If you have got only one DC you can not do this!.
When you restore your DC, some computers may lost his machine account password, this article may help you to restore: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325850
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The other DC I have was having issues and thats why I was trying to get the DFS working on main controller.
The backups started failing two weeks ago and I dont think they are any good.
There are 5 users in the domain and an exchange server. If it wasnt for the exchange server I would just start all over (but they also have roaming profiles and they cant get their desktops. This whole thing is just about to drive me nuts
The backups started failing two weeks ago and I dont think they are any good.
There are 5 users in the domain and an exchange server. If it wasnt for the exchange server I would just start all over (but they also have roaming profiles and they cant get their desktops. This whole thing is just about to drive me nuts
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error logs are as follows
application: EventID 1054 windows cannot obtain the domin controller name for your computer network (this is on the Domain Controller
Application: eventID 1006 Windows cannot bind to xxx.local domainu [Local Error] Group Policy Abortinug
Application: EventID 1030 Windows cannot query for the list of Group Policy objects
File Replication Services: EventID 13566 FRS is scanning the data in the system volume. Computer xxx cnnot become a domain controller until this process is complete
FRS: EventID 13508
application: EventID 1054 windows cannot obtain the domin controller name for your computer network (this is on the Domain Controller
Application: eventID 1006 Windows cannot bind to xxx.local domainu [Local Error] Group Policy Abortinug
Application: EventID 1030 Windows cannot query for the list of Group Policy objects
File Replication Services: EventID 13566 FRS is scanning the data in the system volume. Computer xxx cnnot become a domain controller until this process is complete
FRS: EventID 13508
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Not yet. Do I do the same? Just stop NTFRS and Net Logon and then go to the same registry key and put in D4?
yes. should be in the same article that you used for the D2 steps.
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MKline You are the MAN!!
Ok, its all back up now. I still cannot replicate to the other DC but at least for now the main one is up and operational :-)
Ok, its all back up now. I still cannot replicate to the other DC but at least for now the main one is up and operational :-)
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quick and concise :-)
ok good, for now the pressure is off, users are logging on and working :)
You can try and fight with DC2 and get it fixed or try and demote/repromote. If the graceful demotion doesn't work you can force it off and clean it up and then promote it again (sounds worse than it is)
Thanks
Mike
You can try and fight with DC2 and get it fixed or try and demote/repromote. If the graceful demotion doesn't work you can force it off and clean it up and then promote it again (sounds worse than it is)
Thanks
Mike
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I think a demote/promote is what I will do. Thank you again. :-)
no problem, and if you run into issues with it, open a new Q...we will help you if you need it.
Nice work getting your users back online.
Thanks
Mike
Nice work getting your users back online.
Thanks
Mike
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I was actually on the Microsoft pay for support website and almost hit the submit link when your answer came. Ya saved me nearly 300.00. So thank you. :-)
As far as phone numbers for support start here http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/
Thanks
Mike