RE: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171

[Roger Seielstad]

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You still haven't answered the question I asked. Is the new server pointing to the existing server for DNS?     -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. -----Original Message----- From: steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171 Still having DNS problems!   I was able to run NLTEST and it passed. Went through both SERVERS and verified that it had 172.16.0.30 for DNS setting. "S2.fanmats.com".   NSLOOKUP fails on both servers with errors. Please refer to NSLOOKUP.txt.   DCDDIAG.EXE FAILS. Please refer to DCDDIAG2.txt   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Seielstad Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 7:40 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171   Is the second machine pointing to the first server for DNS?     -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. -----Original Message----- From: steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Trying to run DCPromo and getting error 5171 Environment: 2 new servers   Servers Configuration: Windows 2000 as workgroup. Ran DcPromo on the server1. Verified that DNS was setup correctly, can ping server by name. Not using WINS.   Problem: Can't make second Server a DC.   Error message: When running DcPromo on second server, I receive the same error message. The link below explains my error message.   http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/dns/tshoot/     Thanks, Steve