Article ID: 251095
Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
This article was previously published under Q251095
SYMPTOMS
Event error 1419 may be generated on a domain controller. This event may be generated because there may be problems with an Infrastructure Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) role holder performing its duties if it is also a global catalog server.
The error message in Event Viewer may be similar to the following sample:
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a domain controller that resides in a multiple-domain-controller domain in a multiple-domain forest holds the Infrastructure FSMO role and is also a global catalog. The error message is generated after another domain controller is installed in the domain. This is most likely to occur on the first domain controller in the forest because it holds all five FSMO roles and is also a global catalog server.
RESOLUTION
There are two ways to resolve this issue:
- Transfer the Infrastructure FSMO role to another domain controller in the domain.
- Enable another domain controller in the forest to be the global catalog server and disable this computer from being a global catalog server.
For information about how to transfer a FSMO role to another domain controller, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
223787 Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process
For information about enabling and disabling a global catalog server, see the Windows 2000 Help.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about FSMO roles and their placement in a forest, see the articles listed below:
248047 How Phantoms Are Used in Windows 2000
223346 FSMO Placement and Optimization on Windows 2000 Domains
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