The /e switch for dcdiag will run the test against every DC in the Forest.
Might be good to make sure every DC is seeing the same thing as all others. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 19:24
> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Error
> 
> I've seen exactly the same when an Infrastructure Master was 
> missing.  Check all FSMO owners to be sure that they really 
> DO exist.  To do this, it's best to run 
> 
>  
> 
> DCDIAG /v /test:KnowsOfRoleHolders
> 
>  
> 
> You will need to run this in each domain for the domain FSMO 
> roles, but it will query the domain controllers directly for 
> who they know of and can they be contacted ("have you heard 
> from this DC lately").
> 
>  
> 
> This is superior to "NETDOM QUERY FSMO" which seems to just 
> blindly return the information without any verification.
> 
>  
> 
> Rick
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
> Steve Rochford
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 4:32 PM
> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DNS Error
> 
>  
> 
> When I had a similar error it was because the "domain naming 
> master" was not available (server had failed and been rebuilt 
> but the FSMO role had not been seized)
> 
>  
> 
> Steve
> 
>  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Za
> Sent: Sat 04/06/2005 05:13
> To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: [ActiveDir] DNS Error
> 
> Good evening all. A W2K DC was upgraded to W3K and it is also 
> a DNS server.
> No problem at all with prepping and upgrading from W2K->W3K. 
> I am getting the error below every few minutes. Anyone have a 
> solution?
> 
> 
>  
> Event Type:     Error   
> Event Source:   DNS 
> Event Category: None 
> Event ID:       4015   
> Date:           5/15/2004 
> Time:           8:49:51 AM 
> User:           N/A   
> Computer:       PC Name 
> Description:  
> The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the   
> Active Directory. Check that the Active Directory is   
> functioning properly. The extended error debug   
> information (which may be empty) is "". The event data   
> contains the error.   
> 
> 
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