Windows Server 2003 upgrade

Hi,

Looks like the reboot worked   Can
access ADSS, group policy and 
file shares from anywhere now.

Good ol' Microsoft 

Neil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bouncefreelists.org 
> [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Neil Bullock
> Sent: 08 August 2006 13:27
> To: windows2000freelists.org
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows Server 2003 upgrade
> 
> Hi,
> 
> OK, you seem to be on to something.  I can't even get
into ADSS, it 
> says:
> 
> Naming information cannot be located because:
> The specified domain either does not exist or could not
be 
contacted.
> 
> On the other domain controller, ADSS works fine and I
can see the 
> problem DC's NTDS settings.  It also works on the
problem DC if I 
> connect ADSS to the IP address of the server.
> 
> Also, I was wrong about the group policy processing
errors - they 
> weren't fixed by SP1, but they were fixed by this:  http://support.
> microsoft.com/?id=839499
> 
> That involved restarting a lot of services, which may
have left the 
> domain in a dodgy state (I don't think everything
stopped or 
started 
> properly).  In fact, everything seems to be linked to
that 
knowledge 
> base article.  Unfortunately, while it did cure the
file sharing 
> problems, we still can't access event viewer/services
remotely, and 
> aparrently can't access group policy at all on that
problem DC. 
> 
> I'll reboot it and see what happens.
> 
> Neil.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: windows2000-bouncefreelists.org 
> > [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Sorin Srbu
> > Sent: 08 August 2006 12:27
> > To: windows2000freelists.org
> > Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows Server 2003
upgrade
> > 
> > Neil Bullock <> wrote on Tuesday, August 08,
2006 1:16 PM:
> > 
> > Are you sure the upgrade went fine? If you open up
Active 
> > directory sites and
> > services (ADSS) and go to your site, can you see
the NTDS 
> > settings, the 1ry DC
> > should have two entries and the 2ry DC sgould have
one, 
> > pointing to the 1ry
> > IIRC.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Yep, they can ping each other fine.  All
other network 
> > activity seems
> > > to be fine.  ISA is also installed on the
problematic DC 
> > and I can use
> > > that fine.
> > >
> > > RPC services also seem fine.
> > >
> > > Neil
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: windows2000-bouncefreelists.org
> > >> [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of 
> > Sorin Srbu Sent: 08
> > >> August 2006 12:00 To: windows2000freelists.org
> > >> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows Server
2003 upgrade
> > >>
> > >> Neil Bullock <> wrote on Tuesday,
August 08, 2006 12:34 PM:
> > >>
> > >> Are the DCs talking to each other? Can
you ping them?
> > >>
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> Yesterday, I upgraded our first
domain controller to 2003 
> > from 2000.
> > >>> Went fine.  Excellent.  I was
surprised, as it holds all 
> > the main FSMO
> > >>> roles and stuff.  Pleased by this
success, I went on to 
> > upgrade another
> > >>> 2000 DC (a domain controller in
another domain) to 2003.
> > >>>
> > >>> Copied files fine, rebooted, then
blue screened.  I went into 
> the
> > >>> recovery console, and stopped some
services and drivers, 
> > and got it to
> > >>> boot, and it completed the
installation.
> > >>>
> > >>> Today, I find that people logging on
to that domain are 
randomly
> > >>> unable to access shares.  Netlogon
doesn't work for most 
> > people, so no
> > >>> logon scripts run.  No other shares
work unless you map a 
> > drive, and
> > >>> most of the time that asks for a
user/password and 
> > rejects whatever you
> > >>> enter.
> > >>>
> > >>> Also, I can't access event viewer
remotely, or services 
manager.
> > >>>
> > >>> Unable to find anything relevant in
the event log (there 
> > are a lot of
> > >>> errors relating to the processing of
group policy, but 
> > that seems to have
> > >>> been fixed by SP1).
> > >>>
> > >>> So, any ideas where to start on this?
 I'm fresh out.
> > >>>
> > >>> Neil

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Neil Bullock <> wrote on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:42
PM:

So the problem was that some services weren't started, or
hadn't started
properly or had stopped after the upgrade?


> Hi,
>
> Looks like the reboot worked   Can
access ADSS, group policy and
> file shares from anywhere now.
>
> Good ol' Microsoft 
>
> Neil
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: windows2000-bouncefreelists.org
>> [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Neil Bullock Sent:
>> 08 August 2006 13:27 To: windows2000freelists.org
>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows Server 2003
upgrade
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> OK, you seem to be on to something.  I can't even
get into ADSS, it says:
>>
>> Naming information cannot be located because:
>> The specified domain either does not exist or could
not be contacted.
>>
>> On the other domain controller, ADSS works fine and
I can see the
>> problem DC's NTDS settings.  It also works on the
problem DC if I
>> connect ADSS to the IP address of the server.
>>
>> Also, I was wrong about the group policy processing
errors - they
>> weren't fixed by SP1, but they were fixed by this:
 http://support.
>> microsoft.com/?id=839499
>>
>> That involved restarting a lot of services, which
may have left the
>> domain in a dodgy state (I don't think everything
stopped or started
>> properly).  In fact, everything seems to be linked
to that knowledge
>> base article.  Unfortunately, while it did cure the
file sharing
>> problems, we still can't access event
viewer/services remotely, and
>> aparrently can't access group policy at all on
that problem DC.
>>
>> I'll reboot it and see what happens.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: windows2000-bouncefreelists.org
>>> [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu Sent:
>>> 08 August 2006 12:27 To: windows2000freelists.org
>>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows Server 2003
upgrade
>>>
>>> Neil Bullock <> wrote on Tuesday, August
08, 2006 1:16 PM:
>>>
>>> Are you sure the upgrade went fine? If you open
up Active directory sites
>>> and services (ADSS) and go to your site, can
you see the NTDS settings,
>>> the 1ry DC should have two entries and the 2ry
DC sgould have one,
>>> pointing to the 1ry
>>> IIRC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yep, they can ping each other fine.  All
other network activity seems
>>>> to be fine.  ISA is also installed on the
problematic DC and I can use
>>>> that fine.
>>>>
>>>> RPC services also seem fine.
>>>>
>>>> Neil
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: windows2000-bouncefreelists.org
>>>>> [mailto:windows2000-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu Sent:
>>>>> 08 August 2006 12:00 To:
windows2000freelists.org
>>>>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Windows
Server 2003 upgrade
>>>>>
>>>>> Neil Bullock <> wrote on Tuesday,
August 08, 2006 12:34 PM:
>>>>>
>>>>> Are the DCs talking to each other? Can
you ping them?
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yesterday, I upgraded our first
domain controller to 2003 from 2000.
>>>>>> Went fine.  Excellent.  I was
surprised, as it holds all the main FSMO
>>>>>> roles and stuff.  Pleased by this
success, I went on to upgrade another
>>>>>> 2000 DC (a domain controller in
another domain) to 2003.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Copied files fine, rebooted, then
blue screened.  I went into the
>>>>>> recovery console, and stopped some
services and drivers, and got it to
>>>>>> boot, and it completed the
installation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today, I find that people logging
on to that domain are randomly
>>>>>> unable to access shares.  Netlogon
doesn't work for most people, so no
>>>>>> logon scripts run.  No other shares
work unless you map a drive, and
>>>>>> most of the time that asks for a
user/password and rejects whatever
>>>>>> you enter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, I can't access event viewer
remotely, or services manager.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unable to find anything relevant in
the event log (there are a lot of
>>>>>> errors relating to the processing
of group policy, but that seems to
>>>>>> have been fixed by SP1).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, any ideas where to start on
this?  I'm fresh out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Neil
>
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