Duplicate domain controller?

kittle · 03-02-2009, 02:07 PM

Last week my install of SBS 2003 started shutting down due to license violations saying it found more than 1 domain controller on the same network.

Now since my network is suposed to have ZERO domain controllers, this tells me something is messed up somewhere in the server's configuration.

My "network" consists of 3 PCs. SBS 2003 as a file/web and db server. desktop running xp x64, and my laptop running vista-64.

the only recent software I installed was oracle.

Aside from reloading the whole mess (which is tempting) - how do I fix my server's identity crisis ?

**bilbus** · 03-03-2009, 09:07 PM

Give us the error code, i know SBS can have a unlimited number of DCs .. as long as the SBS is the root DC.

Take a pic if you can.

And yes i hate SBS

kittle · 03-05-2009, 01:04 AM

copy & paste from the eventlog shows this:

Multiple domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server have been detected in your domain. This computer will shut down in 60 minutes unless you remove all but one of these from the domain.
Source: SBCore
EventID: 1012

Multiple domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server have been detected in your domain. To prevent this computer from shutting down in the future, you must remove all but one of these from the domain.
Source: SBCore
eventID: 1011
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I also see bunches of events like this one:
The Security System detected an authentication error for the server <username>/bigyan.yans.local. The failure code from authentication protocol Kerberos was "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.
(0xc000005e)".

where <username> is LDAP or cifs.

Also poking around i see errors relating to attemts to remove DNS entries -- in particular one relating to a PC i gave my nephew for christmas.

kittle · 03-12-2009, 06:24 PM

Bump ...

Any ideas?

03-02-2009, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
kittle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 43 OS: XP x64/SBS 2003/Vista x64 My System	Duplicate domain controller? Last week my install of SBS 2003 started shutting down due to license violations saying it found more than 1 domain controller on the same network. Now since my network is suposed to have ZERO domain controllers, this tells me something is messed up somewhere in the server's configuration. My "network" consists of 3 PCs. SBS 2003 as a file/web and db server. desktop running xp x64, and my laptop running vista-64. the only recent software I installed was oracle. Aside from reloading the whole mess (which is tempting) - how do I fix my server's identity crisis ?

03-03-2009, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	Re: Duplicate domain controller? Give us the error code, i know SBS can have a unlimited number of DCs .. as long as the SBS is the root DC. Take a pic if you can. And yes i hate SBS

03-05-2009, 01:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
kittle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 43 OS: XP x64/SBS 2003/Vista x64 My System	Re: Duplicate domain controller? copy & paste from the eventlog shows this: Multiple domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server have been detected in your domain. This computer will shut down in 60 minutes unless you remove all but one of these from the domain. Source: SBCore EventID: 1012 Multiple domain controllers running Windows Server 2003 for Small Business Server have been detected in your domain. To prevent this computer from shutting down in the future, you must remove all but one of these from the domain. Source: SBCore eventID: 1011 ---------------------------------- I also see bunches of events like this one: The Security System detected an authentication error for the server <username>/bigyan.yans.local. The failure code from authentication protocol Kerberos was "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request. (0xc000005e)". where <username> is LDAP or cifs. Also poking around i see errors relating to attemts to remove DNS entries -- in particular one relating to a PC i gave my nephew for christmas.

03-12-2009, 06:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
kittle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 43 OS: XP x64/SBS 2003/Vista x64 My System	Re: Duplicate domain controller? Bump ... Any ideas?