Problem : Warning: The Active Directory zone on this DC/DNS server was not found…..
This is an error message I get when running DCDIAG /test:dns I am trying to find out what might be causing it and what problems can it cause.
H:\>dcdiag /test:dns
Domain Controller Diagnosis
Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.
Doing initial required tests
Testing server: Denver\DENVERDC1
Starting test: Connectivity
……………………. DENVERDC1 passed test Connectivity
Doing primary tests
Testing server: Denver\DENVERDC1
DNS Tests are running and not hung. Please wait a few minutes…
Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
Running partition tests on : Schema
Running partition tests on : Configuration
Running partition tests on : domain
Running enterprise tests on : domain.firstday.com
Starting test: DNS
Test results for domain controllers:
DC: DenverDC1.domain.firstday.
Domain: domain.firstday.com
TEST: Basic (Basc)
Warning: The Active Directory zone on this DC/DNS server was n
ot found (probably a misconfiguration)
Summary of DNS test results:
Auth Basc Forw Del Dyn RReg Ext
__________________________
Domain: domain.firstday.com
DenverDC1 PASS WARN PASS n/a PASS PASS n/a
……………………. domain.firstday.com passed test DNS
H:\>
Solution : Warning: The Active Directory zone on this DC/DNS server was not found…..
no offence taken….put it this way though, with that error, there is something screwed within the AD integration. when i saw it last time, i simply rebuit DNS (its all auto except for static entries) with AD integration, all you do is reinstall and let it repopulate, painless….but i understand your call as well
