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More info?)
Thanks
Ace
DHCP client was disabled
"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
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> In news:%23S04ULRiEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
> BillB <user@abc.def> made a post then I commented below
> > ipconfig /registerdns on 2 servers fails with same error
> >
> > Registration of DNS records failed: The system can not find the file
> > specified.
> >
> > The systems are already in DNS but wanted to change config on one box
> >
> > Thanks for your help in advance
> > BillB
>
> Usually when I see this it can be attributed to either the network card is
> either disabled, unplugged, the TCP/IP services are corrupted or lastly,
you
> have disabled the DHCP CLient service. That is a necessary service for
this
> to work and is tied into the DNS client side services, even if you have
> static IPs, this services MUST be running.
>
> If none of the above are true, are there any errors in the event logs?
>
> Also, just as an FYI, the rules that dictate registration are is that the
> Primary DNS Suffix needs to match the AD DNS domain name, and the zone
name
> in DNS, which has updates set to allow. If any of these are amiss, then
> other errors occur. But what you;re
>
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> Ace
>
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> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT, MVP
> Microsoft Windows MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
>
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