If you delete the netlogon.dns and netlogon.dnb file, restart the DC, it will recreate the files on startup. If it can't recreate the files, someones been playing with NTFS permissions.
-----Original Message----- From: Al Mulnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 Nov 2005 15:26 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Unreadable Netlogon.dns file Did we ever get a final resolution to this one? Scott? ~Eric? -ajm >From: "Eric Fleischman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Unreadable Netlogon.dns file >Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:41:18 -0800 > >Since you are saying the file is there but netdiag can't see it..... If >I were a betting man, I would say for some reason the context under >which netdiag is running does not have perms to read the file. The code >in question does an fopen() on it with parameters "rt". I suspect, >though don't know, that permissions is the likely problem. :) It >usually is with other calls such as this one. > >If you want, let's take this offline. We can report back to the list >with the result. I can debug this for you if you're willing? > >~Eric > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rachui, Scott >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 1:42 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Unreadable Netlogon.dns file > >I have just verified that I have the latest version of Netdiag >(5.2.3790.0). As for the netlogon.dns file, I have verified it. In >fact, I renamed it, restarted netlogon service and it recreated it >correctly. > >I'm running this from a terminal server session on the box itself. I >haven't tried running it remotely. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Mulnick >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:58 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Unreadable Netlogon.dns file > >I *think* there was an updated version of netdiag that came out. It >might be useful to ensure you have the latest. > >Also, have you verified that the file exists? > >If neither of those relates, can you give some more information? Are >you running this remotely from your desktop? From the console? Same >results > >regardless? > >Al > > > > >From: "Rachui, Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [ActiveDir] Unreadable Netlogon.dns file > >Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:20:14 -0600 > > > >I have a very odd problem. I am testing Windows 2003 Active > >Directory (running in W2K Native Mode) and on the W2K3 DCs, I get the > >following message when running NETDIAG: > > > >DNS test . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Failed > > [FATAL] Could not open file > >C:\WINNT\system32\config\netlogon.dns > >for reading. > > [FATAL] Could not open file C:\WINNT\system32\config\netlogon.dns > >for reading. > > [FATAL] Could not open file C:\WINNT\system32\config\netlogon.dns > >for reading. > > [FATAL] No DNS servers have the DNS records for this DC >registered. > > > >I have checked security on the 2 W2K3 DCs (which are in different > >domains, but are both experiencing this), but can't find any > >permission that they're missing. > > > >Any help with this would be much appreciated. > > > >Thanks! > > > >Scott > > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > >List archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ **************************************************************************** This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity named. 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