Microsoft KB Archive/902843

= The Dcdiag.exe tool may misinterpret the site and server Options attribute settings =

Article ID: 902843

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, the Dcdiag.exe tool may misinterpret the following site and server Options attribute settings:

Site
 * Intrasite replication may be incorrectly detected as disabled.
 * Intersite replication may be incorrectly detected as disabled.

Server
 * Servers may be incorrectly identified as global catalog servers.
 * Servers may be omitted from replication topology checks.

For example, if the Microsoft Windows NT Directory Service (NTDS) site settings Options attribute is set to 16, the Dcdiag.exe tool returns an incorrect analysis that is similar to the following:

[Topology Integrity Check, ] Intra-site topology generation is disabled in this site.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Dcdiag.exe tool incorrectly translates the Options attribute for the site NTDS site settings and for the server NTDS site settings. These two attributes are both single-digit integers. When you set the Options attribute to 16, you obtain the same result as when you set the attribute to 1.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces hotfix 833436.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



Options attribute values

 * CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN= ,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=MYDOMAIN,DC=COM,CN=Options

Values
 * 1 = Disable intrasite automatic topology generation
 * 2 = Disable automatic topology cleanup
 * 3 = Disable automatic minimum hops topology
 * 4 = Disable automatic stale server detection
 * 5 = Disable intersite automatic topology generation
 * CN=NTDS Settings,CN= ,CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN= <,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=MYDOMAIN,DC=COM,CN=Options

Values
 * 1 = Is a global catalog (GC)
 * 2 = Disable incoming replication
 * 3 = Disable outgoing replication
 * 4 = Disable connection object translation

