Microsoft KB Archive/255759

= Event ID 13515 and 7071 on Domain Controller After Running Dcpromo =

PSS ID Number: 255759

Article Last Modified on 11/20/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


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

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This article was previously published under Q255759



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
If you run Dcpromo and place the NTDS and SYSVOL folders on a mounted volume, the following events may be logged in the Event log after Dcpromo finishes and the new domain controller reboots.

File Replication Service log:

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: NtFrs

Event Category: None

Event ID: 13515

Date: 2/28/2000

Time: 1:11:06 PM

User: N/A

Computer: %COMPUTERNAME%

Description: The File Replication Service may be preventing the computer %COMPUTERNAME% from becoming a domain controller while the system volume is being initialized and then shared as SYSVOL.

Type "net share" to check for the SYSVOL share. The File Replication Service has stopped preventing the computer from becoming a domain controller once the SYSVOL share appears.

The initialization of the system volume can take some time. The time is dependent on the amount of data in the system volume.

The initialization of the system volume can be bypassed by first typing regedt32 and setting the value of SysvolReady to 1 and then restarting the Netlogon service.

WARNING - BYPASSING THE SYSTEM VOLUME INITIALIZATION IS NOT RECOMMENDED. Applications may fail in unexpected ways.

The value SysvolReady is located by clicking on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then clicking on System, CurrentControlSet, Services, Netlogon, and Parameters.

The Netlogon service can be restarted by typing "net stop netlogon" followed by "net start netlogon".

System log:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Service Control Manager

Event Category: None

Event ID: 7031

Date: 2/28/2000

Time: 1:42:00 PM

User: N/A

Computer: %COMPUTERNAME%

Description: The File Replication Service service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 1800000 milliseconds: Restart the service.

Also, the SYSVOL share is not created. Following the steps in the File Replication Service log to create the SYSVOL share does not resolve the problem.



CAUSE
Windows 2000 does not support the SYSVOL folder on a mounted volume.

The File Replication service takes the full path of the SYSVOL folder and opens a journal on that volume to track changes. Also, a number of functions internal to the File Replication service use the volume handle as an argument. With a mounted volume, the SYSVOL folder and the data it contains actually resides on another volume entirely; the journal cannot track changes and the internal File Replication service functions mentioned earlier do not work.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To restore the File Replication service to working order:  Demote the domain controller:  Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters

 On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

Value Name: SysvolReady

Data Type: REG_DWORD

Value: 1

 Quit Registry Editor. Stop and restart the Netlogon service.</li> The SYSVOL share should now be created. You can demote the domain controller successfully by using Dcpromo.</li></ol> </li> Use the Disk Management snap-in to assign a drive letter to the mounted volume.</li> Run Dcpromo and place the NTDS and SYSVOL folders on the new drive.</li></ol>

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STATUS
This behavior is by design.

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information about mounted volumes, see the Mounted Drives, Defined topic in Windows 2000 Help.

Additional query words: FRS NTFRS

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