Ahh - for an empty root, I suggest the following: Secondary the empty root onto your child DNS servers, and set the empty root servers to use DNS forwarders to the child domain.
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: John S Shukovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] AD AND DNS > > > I thought the usn was the dns serial #. Now that I know there > is a difference > it is the dns serial # that are out of sync. The root is > empty. thanks for > responding! > > Roger Seielstad wrote: > > > USNs don't count in DNS records. All that matters are the > serial numbers of > > the zones. > > > > If the zone serials match, the zones are in sync, and there > is nothing to > > worry about. > > > > Personally, I'd suggest setting the DNS servers in the > children to forward > > to their parents rather than secondarying everything, > unless the parent is > > an empty root. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > > Atlanta, GA > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: John S Shukovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:16 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] AD AND DNS > > > > > > > > > lets say we have a root and child domain with 2 dc's in > > > each. root has > > > secondary zone of child. every once in a while the root will > > > have a higher > > > usn than child? I am using dns mmc to view usn's. they are > > > not off by just a > > > few but by hundreds > > > > > > Rick Kingslan wrote: > > > > > > > Can you explain what you mean that the USN's are out of > > > synch? They are > > > > not likely going to match, per se. What are you using to > > > determine that > > > > the USNs are not right? > > > > > > > > For all practical purposes, REPLMON would be the correct > > > tool to use as > > > > it will show the USN on target and destination, and > > > discrepancy if it > > > > exists. > > > > > > > > Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] > > > > Microsoft Certified Trainer > > > > MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 > > > > > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology > > > > is indistinguishable from magic." > > > > --- Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John > > > > > S Shukovsky > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:58 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: [ActiveDir] AD AND DNS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In test lab we have 4 sites, ad-integrated and standard > > > > > zones. All replicates as we would like, no errors, no missing > > > > > data. The problem is our USN's are way out of sync? Any > > > > > clues? much appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended > > > > > solely for the personal > > > > > and confidential use of the sender and recipient (s) named > > > > > above. This message > > > > > may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative > > > > > material and, as such, > > > > > would be privileged and confidential and not a public > > > > > document. 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