Tag Archives: SBS2003

Dec
01
2011 SBS2003 How to solve wrong domain assignment – server.mshome.net
by Q under Software

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Issue: DHCP server asign [server.mshome.net] to local server instead of [server.mydomain]

Diagnosis: Everything works just great. Reconcile scope on DHCP verifies as: The database is consistent. There are no assigned strange IP-s. RRaS has no issue.

Info: If your DHCP / RRaS server works as supose to then most probable explanation for wrong server name and domain is the hosts.ics that stores IP/NAME/and most important LEASE DATE as shown in taken screens.

Resolution: Go to [c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\] open hosts.ics. The file is automatically generated by ICS and they recommend “Please do not make changes to the HOSTS.ICS file” … yah ! sure. Now you can:

  • simply delete the file [hosts.ics]
  • delete all the lines

in both cases the [hosts.ics] will no longer be involved in IP/NAME/LEASE assignment and will be recreated / rewritten if is the case. There is more, you multiply the line and change the IP/NAME for your LAN hosts. Save and scan to see results.

Jun
13
2011 SBS2003 – Failed to Open the Group Policy Object
by Q under Software

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“Failed to Open the Group Policy Object” Error Message Occurs When You Try to Open a Policy As a Domain Administrator

Resolution:

  • Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools
  • Right click on Domain Controller Security Policy > Properties
  • On Traget edit-box you have:

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\dcpol.msc /gpobject:LDAP://CN={6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04fB984F9},CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=Domain,DC=Suffix

    Change DC=Domain and DC=Suffix to match your domain name. Example: if your domain name is: domain.local

    C:\WINDOWS\system32\dcpol.msc /gpobject:LDAP://CN={6AC1786C-016F-11D2-945F-00C04fB984F9},CN=Policies,CN=System,DC=domain,DC=local

Aug
24
2010 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – Event ID: 4015
by Q under Software

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: DNS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4015
Description: The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The extended error debug information (which may be empty) is “”. The event data contains the error.

Resolution:
Just follow instructions from [ KB909249 ]
Download the Hotfix: WindowsServer2003-KB909249-x86-ENU

*Does not apply for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2