DCDIAG Error and Solution Needed

Hi,

I configured the first domain controller of a domain (ad.test.com) which is
a peer domain to the forest domain (adroot.test.com) which is configured
already and working fine. After the implementation, while verifying the
installation of a DC (ad.test.com), dcdiag shows the following errors.

"
Starting test advertising...
Domain Controller not able to advertise as a Time
Server...advertising test failed.
Starting test fsmocheck
Warning: DcGetDcName(TIME_SERVER) call failed, error 1355
A Time Server could not be located.
The server holding the PDC role is down.
Warning: DcGetDcName(GOOD_TIME_SERVER_PREFERRED) call failed,
error 135
A Good Time Server could not be located."

Any Idea how to rectify the above errors?

Thanks,
Senthilkumaran B

Tricky to troubleshoot. Are the following ok?

Name resolution to the authoritative time server ok?
Time service started?
Any firewall / router not allowing NTP through?

I'm sure others will have additional suggestions

"SENTHILKUMARAN B" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I configured the first domain controller of a domain (ad.test.com) which is
> a peer domain to the forest domain (adroot.test.com) which is configured
> already and working fine. After the implementation, while verifying the
> installation of a DC (ad.test.com), dcdiag shows the following errors.
>
> "
> Starting test advertising...
> Domain Controller not able to advertise as a Time
> Server...advertising test failed.
> Starting test fsmocheck
> Warning: DcGetDcName(TIME_SERVER) call failed, error 1355
> A Time Server could not be located.
> The server holding the PDC role is down.
> Warning: DcGetDcName(GOOD_TIME_SERVER_PREFERRED) call failed,
> error 135
> A Good Time Server could not be located."
>
> Any Idea how to rectify the above errors?
>
> Thanks,
> Senthilkumaran B
>

Hi
Sometimes all you need is to wait for replication or force it, and these
errors desapear. If not Start by checking name resolution (DNS)
configuration.


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I hope that the information above helps you

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator

"SENTHILKUMARAN B" <SENTHILKUMARANB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:B42815AC-590B-4EEA-9C00-F0A52DAB71F0@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I configured the first domain controller of a domain (ad.test.com) which
> is
> a peer domain to the forest domain (adroot.test.com) which is configured
> already and working fine. After the implementation, while verifying the
> installation of a DC (ad.test.com), dcdiag shows the following errors.
>
> "
> Starting test advertising...
> Domain Controller not able to advertise as a Time
> Server...advertising test failed.
> Starting test fsmocheck
> Warning: DcGetDcName(TIME_SERVER) call failed, error 1355
> A Time Server could not be located.
> The server holding the PDC role is down.
> Warning: DcGetDcName(GOOD_TIME_SERVER_PREFERRED) call failed,
> error 135
> A Good Time Server could not be located."
>
> Any Idea how to rectify the above errors?
>
> Thanks,
> Senthilkumaran B
>

> The server holding the PDC role is down

Type: nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.domain-name.com and look at
the returned DC.

Can you ping that box?

Or perhaps you don't get a positive result?

How is DNS configured in this new tree?

--
Paul Williams
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
http://www.msresource.net | http://forums.msresource.net

Thanks to all for responding to my query...

I fixed the problem, time service was not registered properly...i
unregistered it and re-registered it.

Thanks,
Senthilkumaran B

"Paul Williams [MVP]" wrote:

> > The server holding the PDC role is down
>
> Type: nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.domain-name.com and look at
> the returned DC.
>
> Can you ping that box?
>
> Or perhaps you don't get a positive result?
>
> How is DNS configured in this new tree?
>
> --
> Paul Williams
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
> http://www.msresource.net | http://forums.msresource.net
>
>
>
>

NETDOM QUERY PDC directly contacts the PDC. If not available it will fail


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Cheers,
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"Paul Williams [MVP]" <ptw2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23iOCJsq0GHA.4580@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> The server holding the PDC role is down
>
> Type: nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.pdc._msdcs.domain-name.com and look at
> the returned DC.
>
> Can you ping that box?
>
> Or perhaps you don't get a positive result?
>
> How is DNS configured in this new tree?
>
> --
> Paul Williams
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
> http://www.msresource.net | http://forums.msresource.net
>
>
>