DCPROMO problems! Help!

[PJamesD]

I'm upgrading our W2K DC's to W2K3.

I've created a fresh W2K3 build, and I'm DCPROMOing them from the existing W2K DCs.

This i've done, but now i'm trying to De-mote one of the existing W2K DCs, but after running DCPROMO I am recieving this message:Failed finding a suitable domain controller for the domain <domain-name>

"The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted".


On further investigation, the new W2K3 DC hasn't got it's SYSVOL folder shared out, - nor did the "policies" or "scripts" folders exist?


Can anyone offer any help, - I can't understand why the polices didn't copy over, - or why I can't de-mote this W2K box? i've tried altering the DNS addresses on both boxes.

Any help much appcreciated

 

[cbbxxxd]

i was wondering, did you do the forestprep and domainprep on both of the machine?

i'm not an expert, hope this helps

 

[PJamesD]

yes, I did that, thanks....

 

[djtech2k]

Is your DNS running properly or is your client able to resolve names properly?

 

[PJamesD]

Hi,

yes, DNS is working fine.

I think the problem stems from the fact that the group polices wasn't copied over - ie, - this directory C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL\sysvol\CMS.TEST\Policies

Nor is SYSVOL automatically shared out... ???!

 

[58sniper]

sysvol is automatically shared out via FRS between DCs. However, it does take some time after you DCPROMO the box before everything is copied over.

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[PJamesD]

Well, it's been over 72 hours now, and still nothing.... !

 

[58sniper]

Then there is a problem. What's in the event logs?

Pat Richard, MCSE MCSA:Messaging CNA
Microsoft Exchange MVP
Want to know how email works? Read for yourself -

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt

 

[PJamesD]

Hi,

there's bugger-all in eventvwr, - i've also been through this article to no avail.. - it appears that replication is working from the tests suggested

http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=7394