A Global Catalog Server could not be located - All GC's are down
kalafala
following error " windows cannot verify that the user name is unique because
the following error occured while trying to contact the global catalog
server: The server is not operational ..."
When I check in the ntds settings properties there is a tick on the global
catalog.
when I do a dcdiag i get the following
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
* Verifying that the local machine nwscdc2, is a DC.
* Connecting to directory service on server nwscdc2.
* Collecting site info.
* Identifying all servers.
* Identifying all NC cross-refs.
* Found 2 DC(s). Testing 2 of them.
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\NWSCDC
Starting test: Connectivity
* Active Directory LDAP Services Check
* Active Directory RPC Services Check
The clock difference between the home server NWSCDC2 and target
server
NWSCDC is greater than one minute. This may cause Kerberos
authentication failures. Please check that the time service is
working
properly. You may need to resynchonize the time between these
servers.
......................... NWSCDC passed test Connectivity
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\NWSCDC2
Starting test: Connectivity
* Active Directory LDAP Services Check
* Active Directory RPC Services Check
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\NWSCDC
Starting test: Replications
* Replications Check
* Replication Latency Check
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 4 entries in the vector were ignored.
4 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 4 entries in the vector were ignored.
4 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 9 entries in the vector were ignored.
9 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 9 entries in the vector were ignored.
9 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 8 entries in the vector were ignored.
8 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
* Replication Site Latency Check
......................... NWSCDC passed test Replications
Starting test: Topology
* Configuration Topology Integrity Check
[Topology Integrity Check,NWSCDC] Intra-site topology generation is
disabled in this site.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for
CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the connection topology for DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
......................... NWSCDC passed test Topology
Starting test: CutoffServers
* Configuration Topology Aliveness Check
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
* Analyzing the alive system replication topology for
DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug.
* Performing upstream (of target) analysis.
* Performing downstream (of target) analysis.
......................... NWSCDC passed test CutoffServers
Starting test: NCSecDesc
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
(NDNC,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
(NDNC,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
(Schema,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
(Configuration,Version 2)
* Security Permissions Check for
DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
(Domain,Version 2)
......................... NWSCDC passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
* Network Logons Privileges Check
......................... NWSCDC passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
The DC NWSCDC is advertising itself as a DC and having a DS.
The DC NWSCDC is advertising as an LDAP server
The DC NWSCDC is advertising as having a writeable directory
The DC NWSCDC is advertising as a Key Distribution Center
Warning: NWSCDC is not advertising as a time server.
Warning: NWSCDC has not finished promoting to be a GC.
Check the event log for domains that cannot be replicated.
Warning: NWSCDC is not advertising as a global catalog.
Check that server finished GC promotion.
Check the event log on server that enough source replicas for the
GC are available.
......................... NWSCDC failed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
Role Schema Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role Domain Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role PDC Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role Rid Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role Infrastructure Update Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
......................... NWSCDC passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
* Available RID Pool for the Domain is 6606 to 1073741823
* nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug is the RID Master
* DsBind with RID Master was successful
* rIDAllocationPool is 6106 to 6605
* rIDPreviousAllocationPool is 6106 to 6605
* rIDNextRID: 6158
......................... NWSCDC passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
* SPN found :LDAP/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug/nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :LDAP/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :LDAP/NWSCDC
* SPN found :LDAP/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug/NWSC
* SPN found
:LDAP/db891d27-9bea-4ae8-a1ef-6819076984e0._msdcs.nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found
:E3514235-4B06-11D1-AB04-00C04FC2DCD2/db891d27-9bea-4ae8-a1ef-6819076984e0/nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :HOST/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug/nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :HOST/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :HOST/NWSCDC
* SPN found :HOST/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug/NWSC
* SPN found :GC/nwscdc.nwsc.co.ug/nwsc.co.ug
......................... NWSCDC passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
* Checking Service: Dnscache
* Checking Service: NtFrs
* Checking Service: IsmServ
* Checking Service: kdc
* Checking Service: SamSs
* Checking Service: LanmanServer
* Checking Service: LanmanWorkstation
* Checking Service: RpcSs
* Checking Service: w32time
* Checking Service: NETLOGON
......................... NWSCDC passed test Services
Starting test: OutboundSecureChannels
* The Outbound Secure Channels test
** Did not run Outbound Secure Channels test
because /testdomain: was not entered
......................... NWSCDC passed test OutboundSecureChannels
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
NWSCDC is in domain DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Checking for CN=NWSCDC,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug in
domain DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug on 2 servers
Object is up-to-date on all servers.
Checking for CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
in domain CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug on 2 servers
Object is up-to-date on all servers.
......................... NWSCDC passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
* The File Replication Service SYSVOL ready test
File Replication Service's SYSVOL is ready
......................... NWSCDC passed test frssysvol
Starting test: frsevent
* The File Replication Service Event log test
......................... NWSCDC passed test frsevent
Starting test: kccevent
* The KCC Event log test
An Information Event occured. EventID: 0x40000617
Time Generated: 04/11/2008 13:58:19
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Information Event occured. EventID: 0x4000062A
Time Generated: 04/11/2008 13:58:19
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Information Event occured. EventID: 0x40000456
Time Generated: 04/11/2008 13:58:19
(Event String could not be retrieved)
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0000466
Time Generated: 04/11/2008 13:58:53
(Event String could not be retrieved)
......................... NWSCDC failed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
* The System Event log test
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0x00000010
Time Generated: 04/11/2008 13:42:43
(Event String could not be retrieved)
......................... NWSCDC failed test systemlog
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\NWSCDC2
Starting test: Replications
* Replications Check
* Replication Latency Check
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 4 entries in the vector were ignored.
4 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 4 entries in the vector were ignored.
4 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 9 entries in the vector were ignored.
9 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 9 entries in the vector were ignored.
9 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Latency information for 8 entries in the vector were ignored.
8 were retired Invocations. 0 were either: read-only
replicas and are not verifiably latent, or dc's no longer replicating this
nc. 0 had no latency information (Win2K DC).
* Replication Site Latency Check
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test Replications
Starting test: NetLogons
* Network Logons Privileges Check
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
The DC NWSCDC2 is advertising itself as a DC and having a DS.
The DC NWSCDC2 is advertising as an LDAP server
The DC NWSCDC2 is advertising as having a writeable directory
The DC NWSCDC2 is advertising as a Key Distribution Center
The DC NWSCDC2 is advertising as a time server
Warning: NWSCDC2 has not finished promoting to be a GC.
Check the event log for domains that cannot be replicated.
Warning: NWSCDC2 is not advertising as a global catalog.
Check that server finished GC promotion.
Check the event log on server that enough source replicas for the
GC are available.
......................... NWSCDC2 failed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
Role Schema Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role Domain Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role PDC Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role Rid Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
Role Infrastructure Update Owner = CN=NTDS
Settings,CN=NWSCDC2,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
* Available RID Pool for the Domain is 6606 to 1073741823
* nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug is the RID Master
* DsBind with RID Master was successful
* rIDAllocationPool is 5606 to 6105
* rIDPreviousAllocationPool is 5606 to 6105
* rIDNextRID: 5797
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
* SPN found :LDAP/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug/nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :LDAP/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :LDAP/NWSCDC2
* SPN found :LDAP/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug/NWSC
* SPN found
:LDAP/7ea18a42-4c90-4ef9-bf5e-cbf19374b3fb._msdcs.nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found
:E3514235-4B06-11D1-AB04-00C04FC2DCD2/7ea18a42-4c90-4ef9-bf5e-cbf19374b3fb/nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :HOST/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug/nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :HOST/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug
* SPN found :HOST/NWSCDC2
* SPN found :HOST/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug/NWSC
* SPN found :GC/nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug/nwsc.co.ug
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
* Checking Service: Dnscache
* Checking Service: NtFrs
* Checking Service: IsmServ
* Checking Service: kdc
* Checking Service: SamSs
* Checking Service: LanmanServer
* Checking Service: LanmanWorkstation
* Checking Service: RpcSs
* Checking Service: w32time
* Checking Service: NETLOGON
......................... NWSCDC2 passed test Services
Starting test: frsevent
* The File Replication Service Event log test
There are warning or error events within the last 24 hours after the
SYSVOL has been shared. Failing SYSVOL replication problems may
cause
Group Policy problems.
An Warning Event occured. EventID: 0x800034C4
Time Generated: 04/11/2008 13:24:11
(Event String could not be retrieved)
Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... DomainDnsZones passed test
CrossRefValidation
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
Running partition tests on : Schema
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... Configuration passed test
CrossRefValidation
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom
Running partition tests on : nwsc
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... nwsc passed test CrossRefValidation
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... nwsc passed test CheckSDRefDom
Running enterprise tests on : nwsc.co.ug
Starting test: Intersite
Skipping site Default-First-Site-Name, this site is outside the scope
provided by the command line arguments provided.
......................... nwsc.co.ug passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
Warning: DcGetDcName(GC_SERVER_REQUIRED) call failed, error 1355
A Global Catalog Server could not be located - All GC's are down.
PDC Name: \\nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug
Locator Flags: 0xe00003f9
Time Server Name: \\nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug
Locator Flags: 0xe00003f9
Preferred Time Server Name: \\nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug
Locator Flags: 0xe00003f9
KDC Name: \\nwscdc2.nwsc.co.ug
Locator Flags: 0xe00003f9
......................... nwsc.co.ug failed test FsmoCheck
I would appreciate any help.
cheers
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El diri diri kalafala
Meinolf Weber
Please post an unedited ipconfig /all from all DC/DNS servers. Is a firewall
running on the DC's? Did you change anything before this occurs? Or are the
problems come after ading a new DC? How many sites do you have?
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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kj [SBS MVP]
> when ever I try to add a new user into our active directory i get the
> following error " windows cannot verify that the user name is unique
> because the following error occured while trying to contact the
> global catalog server: The server is not operational ..."
>
> When I check in the ntds settings properties there is a tick on the
> global catalog.
>
> The clock difference between the home server NWSCDC2 and
> target server
>
> NWSCDC is greater than one minute
Get your clocks synced first.
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/kj
Al Mulnick
Both are list this:
Warning: NWSCDC is not advertising as a time server.
Warning: NWSCDC has not finished promoting to be a GC.
Why? Did you make a change? If so, why?
Al
"kalafala" <kala...@community.nospam> wrote in message
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kalafala
ip config /all for Domain Controller NWSCDC:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : nwscdc
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : nwsc.co.ug
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nwsc.co.ug
co.ug
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : BCM5703 Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0B-CD-4E-15-04
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.11
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.6
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.12
10.0.0.11
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI For
Complete
PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-76-D6-C3-07
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.55.17
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
ip config /all for Domain Controller NWSCDC2:
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : nwscdc2
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : nwsc.co.ug
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : nwsc.co.ug
co.ug
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-08-54-EE-39
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.6
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.12
10.0.0.11
2) The firewall is not enabled on any of the domain controllers
3) Did I change anything before this occured?
I have just inherited this network but from what i gathered from the
previous admin, the DC with the GC role collapsed and there was no chance to
recover it. Not sure if this is the correct info.
4) How many sites do I have: I have 1 site
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El diri diri kalafala
kalafala
error, thanks
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El diri diri kalafala
kalafala
collapsed completely and could not be brought back. Using the ntds
properties, he tried to make NWSCDC a GC, when it refused to be promoted to
GC, he tried to promote NWSCDC2 which also refused.
However I have now sorted the time server issue on both DCs
cheers
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El diri diri kalafala
kj [SBS MVP]
> Have just inherited this domain. The previous admin says the GC
> machine collapsed completely and could not be brought back. Using the
> ntds properties, he tried to make NWSCDC a GC, when it refused to be
> promoted to GC, he tried to promote NWSCDC2 which also refused.
>
> However I have now sorted the time server issue on both DCs
>
> cheers
>
have you rebooted nwscddc2?
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/kj
Meinolf Weber
Check that your DC's have in total the 5 FSMO roles. You talk about an old
crashed DC's Are there any entries in AD or DNS from that machine?
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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> 1) unedited ipconfig /all from all DCs is below
Al Mulnick
DNS - somebody else had asked about DNS and if the crashed DC is still left
as a remnant. When a DC won't become a GC, the roles and other dc's in the
environment are something you really start to wonder about. I've noticed
that you also have dual-homed dc's - that's a bad thing, but at least at
this point the secondary nic seems to be disconnected. You should check to
see that it wasn't connected in the past and registered an address.
While on the subject of NICs, I notice you have the broadcom nics. Those
have some known issues with older drivers that may need to be updated when
done here.
You may also want to run dcdiag with the /v switch to help you see more
information.
When you get it all sorted out, you may also want to revisit the dns
settings of you DC's - they are a single point of failure at the moment. :)
Roles, resolution, and remnants. Those are three things to focus on for now
though, so that you do not confuse while troubleshooting.
Al
"kj [SBS MVP]" <Kevin...@SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message
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"kalafala" <kala...@community.nospam> wrote in message
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> following error " windows cannot verify that the user name is unique
> because
> the following error occured while trying to contact the global catalog
> server: The server is not operational ..."
>
> When I check in the ntds settings properties there is a tick on the global
> catalog.
this should be a RID issue
kalafala
I actually used the ntdsutil command / metadata cleanup and identified that
there was a subdomain DC=kw,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug. The domain controller server
for this subdomain was the one taken offline some time before. Apparently, it
was taken off without due process.
Because of this the global catalog server could not come up, as it was
always waiting for the KCC to up it with a readonly copy of the directory
partition for this subdomain.
I removed this subdomain details using ntdsutil.metadata cleanup, and now
the global catalog is up and working fine.
I would like to thank all of you for the support you have rendered. Am
grateful.
cheers
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El diri diri kalafala
kalafala
there was a subdomain DC=kw,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug. The domain controller server
for this subdomain was the one taken offline some time before. Apparently, it
was taken off without due process.
Because of this the global catalog server could not come up, as it was
always waiting for the KCC to up it with a readonly copy of the directory
partition for this subdomain.
I removed this subdomain details using ntdsutil.metadata cleanup, and now
the global catalog is up and working fine.
I would like to thank all of you for the support you have rendered. Am
grateful.
cheers
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El diri diri kalafala
Meinolf Weber
Nice to hear that you found it. Thank's for the feedback. You're welcome.
Best regards
Meinolf Weber
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> Thanks Meinolf,
>
> I actually used the ntdsutil command / metadata cleanup and identified
> that there was a subdomain DC=kw,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug. The domain
> controller server for this subdomain was the one taken offline some
> time before. Apparently, it was taken off without due process.
>
> Because of this the global catalog server could not come up, as it was
> always waiting for the KCC to up it with a readonly copy of the
> directory partition for this subdomain.
>
> I removed this subdomain details using ntdsutil.metadata cleanup, and
> now the global catalog is up and working fine.
>
> I would like to thank all of you for the support you have rendered. Am
> grateful.
>
> cheers
>
Meinolf Weber
Nice to hear that you found it. Thank's for the feedback. You're welcome.
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> Thanks Meinolf,
>
> I actually used the ntdsutil command / metadata cleanup and identified
> that there was a subdomain DC=kw,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug. The domain
> controller server for this subdomain was the one taken offline some
> time before. Apparently, it was taken off without due process.
>
> Because of this the global catalog server could not come up, as it was
> always waiting for the KCC to up it with a readonly copy of the
> directory partition for this subdomain.
>
> I removed this subdomain details using ntdsutil.metadata cleanup, and
> now the global catalog is up and working fine.
>
> I would like to thank all of you for the support you have rendered. Am
> grateful.
>
> cheers
>
kalafala
there was a subdomain DC=kw,DC=nwsc,DC=co,DC=ug. The domain controller server
for this subdomain was the one taken offline some time before. Apparently, it
was taken off without due process.
Because of this the global catalog server could not come up, as it was
always waiting for the KCC to up it with a readonly copy of the directory
partition for this subdomain.
I removed this subdomain details using ntdsutil.metadata cleanup, and now
the global catalog is up and working fine.
I would like to thank all of you for the support you have rendered. Am
grateful.
cheers
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El diri diri kalafala
arvind_snp
Have you got any solution,
if yes
please provide me i am also facing same poblem,
this problem realted to Global catalog server.
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Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]
You are replying to a posting that is not longer available in microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory,
so please describe in detail you problem with OS version SP/patch level and
an overview about your domain setup, amount of DCs etc.
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Meinolf Weber
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> Have you got any solution,
> if yes
> please provide me i am also facing same poblem,
>
> this problem realted to Global catalog server.
>
Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]
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I don't see a question other than asking for a solution.
Please post a fresh, new thread stating the problems occuring, along with
some configuration and other info such a an ipconfig /all, event log errors,
dcdiag /v, and netdiag /v. This will help use come up with a diagnosis and
possible solution much quicker.
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