USNs aren't replicated. They are only meaningful within the context of the DC where they were generated. Are you referring to specific attributes that contain USNs, e.g., uSNChanged or uSNCreated? Or are you talking about DNS serial numbers perhaps?
-----Original Message----- From: John S Shukovsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] AD AND DNS lets say we have a root and child domain with 2 dc's in each. root has secondary zone of child. every once in a while the root will have a higher usn than child? I am using dns mmc to view usn's. they are not off by just a few but by hundreds Rick Kingslan wrote: > Can you explain what you mean that the USN's are out of synch? They are > not likely going to match, per se. What are you using to determine that > the USNs are not right? > > For all practical purposes, REPLMON would be the correct tool to use as > it will show the USN on target and destination, and discrepancy if it > exists. > > Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] > Microsoft Certified Trainer > MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology > is indistinguishable from magic." > --- Arthur C. Clarke > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John > > S Shukovsky > > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:58 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] AD AND DNS > > > > > > In test lab we have 4 sites, ad-integrated and standard > > zones. All replicates as we would like, no errors, no missing > > data. The problem is our USN's are way out of sync? Any > > clues? much appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended > > solely for the personal > > and confidential use of the sender and recipient (s) named > > above. This message > > may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative > > material and, as such, > > would be privileged and confidential and not a public > > document. Any Information > > in this e-mail identifying a client of the department of > > Human Services is > > confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you > > must not review, > > transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this > > e-mail or any > > attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are > > requested to notify > > the sender by return e-mail. > > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient (s) named above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and confidential and not a public document. Any Information in this e-mail identifying a client of the department of Human Services is confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/