We have noticed that new machines added to our domain are not being seen the DNSMGMT console. It appears. Upon checking the event log, I notice numerous 4011 entries like the on below in where it will not add the PC name:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DNS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4011
Date: 11/22/2011
Time: 1:13:42 AM
User: N/A
Computer: OST-SERVER-3
Description:
The DNS server was unable to add or write an update of domain name peter-pc in zone ost-ny.opensystemstech.com to the Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly and add or update this domain name using the DNS console.
The extended error debug information (which may be empty) is "0000208D: NameErr: DSID-031001CD, problem 2001 (NO_OBJECT), data 0, best match of:
'DC=ost-ny,DC=opensystemstech,DC=com'". The event data contains the error.
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Data:
0000: 20 00 00 00
Also I have run a dcdiag and here are those results:
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\administrator.OPENSYS_PDC>DCDIAG /TEST:DNS
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\OST-SERVER-3
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... OST-SERVER-3 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\OST-SERVER-3
DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes...
Running partition tests on : Schema
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Running partition tests on : ost-ny
Running enterprise tests on : ost-ny.opensystemstech.com
Starting test: DNS
Test results for domain controllers:
DC: OST-SERVER-3.ost-ny.opensystemstech.com
Domain: ost-ny.opensystemstech.com
TEST: Dynamic update (Dyn)
Warning: Dynamic update is enabled on the zone but not secure
ost-ny.opensystemstech.com.
Summary of DNS test results:
Auth Basc Forw Del Dyn RReg Ext
________________________________________________________________
Domain: ost-ny.opensystemstech.com
OST-SERVER-3 PASS PASS PASS PASS WARN PASS n/a
......................... ost-ny.opensystemstech.com passed test DNS
C:\Documents and Settings\administrator.OPENSYS_PDC>
*the DYN category has the warning. We noticed this while we were setting us a KMS server for office activations and the clients were not properly finding the KMS box on the domain. Any suggestions?