I had that problem - it seems my DC's losing browser elections - made these changes and all is good
Most machines are showing up as grayed out in Server Manager
Cause:
PDC is losing elections
Resolution:
Looked at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters
The IsDomainMaster string was set to False, changed it to True
Restarted PDC
Jim Zangara, MCSE+I
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Premiere Radio Networks
A Division of Clear Channel Communications
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-----Original Message-----
From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:17 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious
Not neccesarily. I can still map drives to the servers. They just appear grey when they used to appear blue.
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious
Doesn't grey mean they cannot be contacted?
-----Original Message-----
From: Miley, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 1:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious
view --> sho domain members only
shows DC's in blue, but all the rest greyed out.
are your DC's blue? They might need cheered up.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious
That's the view where it used to display all the servers in blue. Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Miley, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:54 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Server Manager - Curious
view --> all
maybe
-----Original Message-----
From: Shamika Fehr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 3:32 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Server Manager - Curious
My PDC used to display the Servers in the domain in blue. Now they are all grey. Would anyone know why this happens?
Sham
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