TroubleShooting Domain Controller Issues

Articles on: Virtual Machine

• Understood the issue and found that SYSVOL and NETLOGON Folders weren't shared on both DC's

• Both DC's were hosted on Azure VM.

• There was a Failover after which the SYSVOL Replication stopped.

• SYSVOL was replicating on FRS.

• AD replication was stopped and both DC's weren't advertising as well.

• None of the Snap-IN's were opening and were giving error like, ADSIEDIT and DSA.msc

• Found that SYSVOL Folder was missing from "C:\Windows\" location

• Created the Folders under the above-mentioned Path.

• Ran MKLink Command to create Junction points.

• Did AUTH and Non-Auth Restore for FRS on DC02 and DC01 and respectively.

• Sysvol Issue was fixed.

• Deleted Meta Data of old Stale DC's from AD and fixed AD replication as well.

• Later copied all the policy GUID's under the Policies Folder and initiate AD replication.

Updated on: 31/01/2023

Updated on: 01/07/2024