Im not 100% sure but I think you get this just because the server has itself
as its DNS server, and the DNS service has not started at that point.
I assume the DC is referring to itself for DNS. Check dcdiag to see if you
have any errors in the AD.
Anthony



"jering" <jering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:366BAFFD-FAB9-48F4-B280-18039C277B6C@microsoft.com...
> It`s the only DC in the domain and I can see the RR and SRV records.
> Before it was another server acting as a dc too, but it was removed.
> I noticed that i were registered in the top of the Forward lookup Zone as:
> (same as parent folder), Host (A), 192.168.200.100
>
> But these errors occured about the same time as some errors in the
> system-log indicating a memory-leak. We had to reboot the server. So maybe
> that could be the reason?
>
> "Dave Shaw [MVP - Directory Services]" wrote:
>
>> First step: Ensure the severs are registering their RR and SRV records
>> to
>> DNS. Then ensure those records are in DNS and that all references to
>> them
>> are up-to-date. I'd make a first stop in the _MSDCS folder to see if all
>> the DCs in your forest are appropriately represented there.
>>
>> -ds
>>
>>
>> "jering" <jering@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1FD9864B-6CB7-4F50-A0B0-22AE7FB17F7B@microsoft.com...
>> > The server is a Windows Server 2003 Std w/ SP1 which is a domain
>> > controller,
>> > fileserver and printserver.
>> > During the last two days several DNS-errors have occured in ths DNS
>> > Server-log:
>> >
>> > Event ID: 4000
>> > Source: DNS
>> > Type: Error
>> > Description: The DNS server was unable to open Active Directory. This
>> > DNS
>> > server is configured to obtain and use information from the directory
>> > for
>> > this zone and is unable to load the zone without it. Check that the
>> > Active
>> > Directory is functioning properly and reload the zone. The event data
>> > is
>> > the
>> > error code.
>> >
>> > Event ID: 4004
>> > Source DNS
>> > Type Error
>> > Description The DNS server was unable to complete directory service
>> > enumeration of zone .. This DNS server is configured to use information
>> > obtained from Active Directory for this zone and is unable to load the
>> > zone
>> > without it. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly and
>> > repeat enumeration of the zone. The event data contains the error.
>> >
>> > Event ID: 4015
>> > Source DNS
>> > Type Error
>> > Description The DNS server has encountered a critical error from the
>> > Active
>> > Directory. Check that the Active Directory is functioning properly. The
>> > event
>> > data contains the error.
>> >
>> > The 4000-event occurs most frequently.
>> >
>> > What should I do to track this issue down?
>> >
>>
>>
>>