Can not acces shared folder on server (Urgent help)

Here is the dcdiag results,


C:\Program Files\Support Tools>dcdiag.exe

Domain Controller Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial required tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SERVERNAME
Starting test: Connectivity
The host d5cfacef-9c80-46f0-a153-b6dd83d895fa._msdcs.domainname
could not be resolved to an
IP address. Check the DNS server, DHCP, server name, etc
Although the Guid DNS name
(d5cfacef-9c80-46f0-a153-b6dd83d895fa._msdcs.domainname)
couldn't be resolved, the server name (SERVERNAME.domainname)
resolved to the IP address (SERVER ip address) and was pingable. Check that
the IP address is registered correctly with the DNS server.
......................... Computername failed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SERVERNAME
Skipping all tests, because server SERVERNAME is
not responding to directory service requests

Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CrossRefValidation

Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom

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 : Holiday
Starting test: CrossRefValidation
......................... Domain passed test CrossRefValidation
Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
......................... Domain passed test CheckSDRefDom

Running enterprise tests on : Domainname
Starting test: Intersite
......................... Domainname passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
......................... Domainname passed test FsmoCheck

C:\Program Files\Support Tools>

Hi,

What happens when you ping d5cfacef-9c80-46f0-a153-b6dd83d895fa._msdcs.domainname ? Does it bring back an IP Address ?

Sounds like the GUID record isn't in DNS Correctly. This may need to be added into your DNS (not sure where it has gone though ?). We have the same issue in our infrastructure when we add new domain controllers. For some reason the DCPromo dosn't create all the necessary DNS entries and this is the one that is missing.

You can confirm the GUID for the domain controller by going into the "Active Directory Sites and Services" snapin, expand the server till you get to the NTDS Settings and then right click on NTDS Settings --> Properties. On the General tab you will see the DNS Alias, i would imagine it reads the same as above.

We need to resolve this failure before we can start to look at further issues.

Cheers

Wayne

Hi,

It sure is the the same,Under servers there is the two servers, the old server and the new new server, on the NTDS settings of both of them on the connections tab

Replicate from -->old server

Replicate to --> old server

Hi chandak76,

Two servers ? Can you confirm what you mean here ? I was assuming that this was a single Forest/Domain with 1 domain controller in it ? Is this not the case ? If not, where is the "Old Server" ?

Also, what server is d5cfacef-9c80-46f0-a153-b6dd83d895fa._msdcs.domainname pointing to ?


Cheers

Wayne

Like I said earlier that I've discovered that after upgrading to server 2003 with a new server they left the old server on the network and it is being used as sql server.This was done about 10 months ago but the problem only started now.I sorry maybe I didn't make that vey clear.It is also the alternate dns coz theprefered dns is at the isp premises.

I must add that I'm about to take over this network and I don't have any documentation whatsoever.I'm just trying to put the puzzle together and maybe redesign the network depending on what I gather.