Problem with trust between domains
I have a Windows 2012 standard server and one windows 2008 server running on vSphere ESXi 5.1
Both are domain controllers in different domains.
I have set up a trust relationship between the 2 domains.
This seems to work just fine, but now and then the trust disappear on one side.
If I open "Domains and trusts" on both DCs, I see that the trust is valid on one DC, but on the other DC its gone.
It does not help to reboot the 2 DCs.
To fix the problem, I have to remove the remaining side of the trust...and then re-establish a new trust. Then it works again.
Some times the trust is there for one month.....sometimes its gone after a week.
What is happening.
Both are domain controllers in different domains.
I have set up a trust relationship between the 2 domains.
This seems to work just fine, but now and then the trust disappear on one side.
If I open "Domains and trusts" on both DCs, I see that the trust is valid on one DC, but on the other DC its gone.
It does not help to reboot the 2 DCs.
To fix the problem, I have to remove the remaining side of the trust...and then re-establish a new trust. Then it works again.
Some times the trust is there for one month.....sometimes its gone after a week.
What is happening.
Adam Brown
Are these domains in the same forest or are they different forests? Do you have a DNS forwarder set up to communicate with the other domain controller (on both sides of the trust)?
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Are there any warnings/errors on either DC in Eventviewer that may relate to the trust?
When it next happens run NLTEST /Trusted_Domains to query the trusted domains via CLI on both DC's.
When it next happens run NLTEST /Trusted_Domains to query the trusted domains via CLI on both DC's.