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Windows Server 2003 SP1 MSDTC Errors After DCPROMO

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Jason

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Apr 1, 2005, 9:09:02 PM4/1/05
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After promoting a Windows Server 2003 server with SP1 installed to a DC, I'm
receiving the following 2 warnings in the event log when the MSDTC service
starts.

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EventID: 53258

MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC
will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error
Specifics: d:\srvrtm\com\complus\dtc\dtc\adme\uiname.cpp:9280, Pid: 1148
No Callstack,
CmdLine: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe

EventID: 53258

MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC
will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error
Specifics: %1

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I have tried installing SP1 on a few other servers which already were DCs
and there were no MSDTC problems, so I'm not sure exactly what's going on.
Everything on the DC seems to be functioning properly with the exception of
these warnings being logged. I came across a few old postings that note if
DFS isn't started you may see warnings like these, but DFS is definitely up
and running.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Jason

of Server 2003@discussions.microsoft.com Newbie of Server 2003

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Apr 1, 2005, 10:01:03 PM4/1/05
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Windows2000 native ?

k...@lamar.colostate.edu

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Apr 2, 2005, 1:34:25 AM4/2/05
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We are receiving exactly the same error message: 53258 /
uiname.cpp:9280
In exactly the same scenario, trying to DCPROMO a Windows 2003 SP1
machine.
We are currently a native Windows 2000 (child) domain (within an AD
forest), with 1 (one) Windows 2000 SP4 DC running the Infrastructure
FSMO, and 1 (one) 2003 DC (no SP) running the PDC & RID FSMO roles. We
are receiving the error message after dcpromo-ing the newly built (3rd)
2003 SP1 DC.
We haven't found any information on this error yet - does anyone have
any suggestions?

Jason

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Apr 3, 2005, 10:59:01 PM4/3/05
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Yes, Windows 2000 native.

Kufrin@discussions.microsoft.com Eric Kufrin

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Apr 4, 2005, 11:31:07 AM4/4/05
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I have the same problem. Using slipstreamed copy of 2K3 SP1. Tried two
seperate fresh installs on vmware sessions.

I am not going to do anything with my production servers untill this issue
is resolved....

Where are the MS Support People at? PLEASE HELP!!!

53258
MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC
will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error

Specifics: d:\srvrtm\com\complus\dtc\dtc\adme\uiname.cpp:9280, Pid: 576


No Callstack,
CmdLine: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe

53258


MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC
will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error
Specifics: %1

Thanks!

Eric Kufrin

Jason

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Apr 4, 2005, 11:39:02 AM4/4/05
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Hopefully we'll get an answer sometime soon. You'd think Microsoft would
have tested promoting a server to a DC with SP1 installed before releasing
the service pack. I'm waiting on a fix now before I continue work on some of
my dev servers.

Jason

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Apr 4, 2005, 1:45:04 PM4/4/05
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I think I may have found a fix for the time being. I'm not entirely sure why
it works as of yet, but after performing the below steps, MSDTC no longer
logs warnings to the application event log. It's interesting because a
typical start of MSDTC via the Services MMC snap-in or via the command line
consistently logs the aforementioned warnings to the application event log.
But, if you stop and start MSDTC once through the Component Services MMC
snap-in, any start of MSDTC going forward is warning free.

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Run the Component Services MMC snap-in: Start -> Administrative Tools ->
Component Services

Browse to: Console Root -> Component Services -> Computers -> My Computer

Right click My Computer, and click "Stop MSDTC"

Then, right click My Computer again, and click "Start MSDTC"

Then as a test, restart MSDTC (net stop msdtc && net start msdtc) and check
the application event log. You should not see any warnings as before.

---

Let me know if the fix works for you. I have tried it on 2 of my servers
with good success.

Jason Raneses

Eric Kufrin

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Apr 4, 2005, 5:13:02 PM4/4/05
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I tried the steps you explained and it did NOT fix the problem. I tried it
twice...

Still getting warnings.

Thanks!

Eric Kufrin

Jason

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Apr 4, 2005, 5:21:02 PM4/4/05
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I think I may have inadvertently thought the steps I posted actually fixed
the problem, but I now believe it was one step I forgot I performed.

In Component Services, right click on My Computer, and click "Properties".

Select the "MSDTC" tab. On the bottom of the tab page, click the "Security
Configuration" button. A new dialog will open. Just click "OK" to close the
dialog (I believe this may set the MSDTC defaults). Then click "OK" to close
the first dialog and try restarting the MSDTC service and see if the warnings
still occurr.

Research Services

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Apr 4, 2005, 5:33:01 PM4/4/05
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With this extra step of visiting the Security Configuration within MSDTC, a
restart of the MSDTC did NOT throw the 2 warning messages. Hopefully this
"nudged" MSDTC into fixing itself and didn't just hide a potential problem.

Thanks Eric!

It sure would be nice if Microsoft would reply with an official word
concerning this...


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Kevin Longley

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Apr 4, 2005, 7:05:26 PM4/4/05
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In the sp1 documentation the msdtc issue is mentioned and the steps to
correct are also there. The steps you figured out are correct.

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Eric Kufrin

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Apr 6, 2005, 2:41:06 PM4/6/05
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Thanks!!! I think that did it...

I do not understan what this does... But why was this "fix" not "fixed"
before release?

Seems strange that one would have to do something like this in order to run
without warnings on startup.

Thanks again.

Lorenz

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Jul 14, 2005, 9:02:06 AM7/14/05
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Thank you! I solved it too!
GREAT!

Lorenz
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@discussions.microsoft.com Johno (In sunny Brisbane Aust.)

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Aug 31, 2005, 7:50:01 PM8/31/05
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I have just this month gone through the same process of creating a new forest
by installing a W2K3 server, patching with SP1, and promoting to the first DC.

Thanks to this post I have been able to reslove the same error with my DC.

Thanks all.

John

Fabien.NANTAS

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Nov 21, 2005, 6:41:04 AM11/21/05
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Really thks for your help.
i had a problem with the french translation !! and i have never used the
"Component Services" before. In fact its not the "SERVICES COMPONENT !" arff.
i need to improve my english.

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