RE: [ActiveDir] DFS - "Null Server-Reference Attributes"

[james . masters]

I have found the path to the NTDS Settings object. Please let me share the problem we are having with you, if anyone has any ideas or experience with this, please share.   For some time now, we have been receiving 13508 errors in the event logs between ServerA  and ServerB.  Coincidently, both servers participate in DFS.  I've traced the problem back to a possible null server-reference in AD.  Below is the output of "ntfrsutl ds":   MEMBER: {5EC47DD8-C518-4D90-A424-3417F7592647}          DN   : cn={5ec47dd8-c518-4d90-a424-3417f7592647},cn=service_id|service_id,cn=service_id,cn=dfs volumes,cn=file replication service,cn=system,dc=domain,dc=com          Guid : 7328d3a9-bf4c-4991-abdfc70835888de6          Server Ref     : (null)          Computer Ref   : (null)          WhenCreated  : 12/31/2003 13:1:53 Eastern Standard Time Eastern Daylight Time [300]          WhenChanged  : 10/12/2005 17:10:2 Eastern Standard Time Eastern Daylight Time [300]            CXTION: {1D2056BA-7638-40D8-AB8F-4424B562637E}             DN   : cn={1d2056ba-7638-40d8-ab8f-4424b562637e},cn={5ec47dd8-c518-4d90-a424-3417f7592647},cn=DFSServer1|service_id,cn=DFSServer1,cn=dfs volumes,cn=file replication service,cn=system,dc=domain,dc=com             Guid : 3b10787d-66b5-49db-b675b4463a28feae             Partner Dn   : cn={1d2056ba-7638-40d8-ab8f-4424b562637e},cn=DFSServer1|service_id,cn=service_id,cn=dfs volumes,cn=file replication service,cn=system,dc=domain,dc=com             Partner Rdn  : {1D2056BA-7638-40D8-AB8F-4424B562637E}             Enabled      : TRUE             WhenCreated  : 12/31/2003 13:1:53 Eastern Standard Time Eastern Daylight Time [300]             WhenChanged  : 10/12/2005 17:10:2 Eastern Standard Time Eastern Daylight Time [300]             Options      : 0x70000000 [0x70000000 ]   I stumbled across the following Microsoft KB 312862 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;312862)  article explaining how to resolve this but I wanted to run this by you and get your thoughts on it.    Has anyone heard of this happening before and do you think this would resolve it?    Basically, FRS is broke between the two servers due to this.  I've verified DNS resolution is working.     Thanks, James