Microsoft KB Archive/288237

= Server for NIS Does Not Start After You Use Dcpromo.exe to Demote a Domain Controller =

Article ID: 288237

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q288237



SYMPTOMS
After you run Dcpromo.exe on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based domain controller (DC), one or more of the following events may be logged in the event log, and the server for NIS and possibly the server for NFS services may not start or function correctly:


 * Event Type: Error

Event Source: nissvc

Event Category: None

Event ID: 8210

Description:

Unable to create the RPC service.
 * Event Type: Error

Event Source: nissvc

Event Category: None

Event ID: 8198

Description:

Server for NIS yppush service has stopped.
 * Event Type: Error

Event Source: nissvc

Event Category: None

Event ID: 8211

Description:

Server for NIS did not start. Error: The specified server cannot perform the requested operation. (0x3a)
 * Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7000

Description:

The NfsRdr service failed to start due to the following error:

The system cannot find the file specified.



CAUSE
This issue can occur after a Windows 2000-based DC (with the Services for Unix version 2.0 Server for NIS) is demoted to a member server by using Dcpromo.exe. NIS support requires that Services for Unix (SFU) be installed on a DC.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the SFU 2.0 MSI Wizard to remove Server for NIS before you demote the Windows 2000-based DC. If you have other SFU NIS DCs and you want to restore the computer as an SFU NIS server, promote the server back to a DC, and then reinstall SFU NIS to resolve the issue. Because the NIS data is stored in Active Directory, it will still be available from the other remaining DCs in your domain.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB288237

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