Fix SYSVOL and Domain Controller Replication | Active Directory DFSR Issues Resolved
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- We're going to take the steps needed to fix SYSVOL and Domain Controller replication. In this video I show you a visual of what SYSVOL and NETLOGON replication issues look like. This method will also fix any group policy replication issue so it's not limited to only files. Learn what steps are needed for Active Directory DFSR Issues to be resolved.
To fix this you will need domain admin rights to be able to login to the domain controllers as well as edit the ADSI components that are needed.
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Dear Sysadmin, after searching for 6 hours manuals of MS website, this 10 min video saved my live! Thank you so much. All works as expected. I can add only 1 note from my end. When new DC controller is set-up and replication is not working:
1) Proceed all steps in video
2) If no "Netlogon" and no "Sysvol" shares are available on problematic (New) DC, go to registry and change
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters
"SysvolReady" to 1
Restart "Netlogon" service
If no replication is started and no files created under "Sysvol", create manually directory "Sysvol\Polices" and sync will work as expected
Thanks
Even if this does not fix my particular problem. This is the best explanation of an issue I have ever seen on CZcams.
I can't say how much this tutorial is great.
Right to the point, perfect. Thank you!
Excellent, clear and concise walkthrough. Very much appreciated.
Life saver! I had an issue where de-promoting the old secondary DC caused the old primary DC to crap itself, and the new DCs took over but had weird issues because it wasn't graceful at all. You've just helped me solve the biggest issue that's been plaguing my domain!
Been on this thing for 3 days and this fixed 95% of the problems I was having (the other was Netlogon folder missing). Thanks for posting such a clean fix! Thankfully I did all of this on actual copies of may production machines in a VMware Workstation environment. This would have been a major PITA if not. 1000 Thank You's!
Been beating my head against my desk all day trying to figure this out. This video worked. Thank you much, sir!
The steps in this video worked like a charm, I'd added a 2019 DC to a 2016 domain running a single DC but noticed no sysvol or netlogon on the new box. Did these steps and replication was fixed.
I can't tell you how glad I am to have found this -- I've been stuck on this for way too long that I'm willing to admit! Thank you.
I cant thank you enough for creating this video. We have had so many replication issues and this fixes them. THANK YOU!
Thank you very much this fixed my issue and i cant tell you how long it took me of trying before i found this video
Just wanted to say thank you, this got my SYSVOL rep working straight away following this guide.
Thank you so much .... just tested in the lab and resolved all my issue straight forward ... Man of the day !!
In 2024, the issue with DC Server 2016 has been resolved.
Thank you very much.
I've been chasing this problem for two weeks. Good thing I caught the problem in a test lab. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. I have done it in the last six months or so on another DC pair, but this helped me out today when I needed to get this done in a hurry for a customer. Good clear instructions and fixed up a DFS system that had been broken for a long while. Top stuff!
Worked for me , awesome and concise explanation. Only thing at the end I was wondering what happened to dsrf-options value which wasn’t manually reverted to original but in my case once everything was consistent again and working the value itself got back to 0
Thx Paul, you saved us as lot of time :)!!
Thank you so much, been stuck on this for way too long! 🙏
This solved my domain sysvol replication issues. Thanks for a great video guide :)
Thank you Paul! Saved the Easter Weekend! :-)
Not all heroes wear capes. You sir are great!
Thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you You saved me two days worth of headache just a discover this was the issue
This was the perfect tutorial, I was able to fix this issue finally. Thanks!😀
Thanks bro so much as I was fighting with this case for 3 straight days. xxx
I had 2 situations were it help me a lot! I have no words to thank you man!
Saved me countless hours of troubleshooting, thanks a lot.
Thanks. This solved my issue. Had 3 DC´s that did not sync at all. And now it works again.
I love it when videos get straight to the point and work. Awesome job!
Thanks so much! I found a client had a netlogon/sysvol replication issue. Looked like it was also impacting all AD replication (GPO et al) but your procedure here fixed everything.
Fantastic video. I do not comment on things at all but this has saved me so much. Just subscribed. Keep up the awesome work bud!
Thanks for this video. I had an issue where I have upgraded from a SBS 2008 server years ago and must have created a DFS group for SYSVOL during the migration.
The SBS environment was always a single DC (yes, not good) so I just got around to adding a second DC but the wizard never created the shares or the DFR sync due to a stale sync of over 786 days
The steps shown here resolved the issue with the sync once I manually added the shares on the second DC.
Thanks again
Really helpful. resolved my GPO replication issue. Thanks a lot
Thank you very much for helping. This resolve my Problem with four DCs.
Great stuff!
This is very useful when you need to follow such procedure and don't have time to digest all the steps by simply reading MS article.
Thanks man.
Very to-the-point video sir. Appreciate for your effort and passing of knowledge. Quick question, how can I intentionally break replication so I can practice this in home lab environment? Any senior AD admin can advise. I am trying to improve my AD troubleshooting skills.
Fantastic, thank you for this. It sorted my issue with two DC's not replicating.
Can't thank you enough. This fixed my DFS replication issues.
By just watching this video without doing anything, all DFSR issues got fixed ;p
You're a life saver, subscribed
"and one days someone come in the use of it"
here is that one day .
thanks alot
You rock Bro, fantastic tutorial. Hit every step, easy to follow and fixed my issue!
Thanks for this video, following your steps I just resolved problem on my client's DC.
WOW - Super Useful - seems to be a far to frequent issue. saved many hours (after many hours) of headache!!
Subscribed! this is the very first video I found very useful lol. Thanks very much.
Thanks for the insight. This didn't resolve my issue, but I was able to resolve one item that was helpful.
Great help! I couldn't follow step by step because there was a difference in my configuration but it worked great!
Thank you, that helped me with an ongoing problem :)
You are the best. Thank you so much for this video. I can't say how thankfull I am.
The best video on CZcams. Thank you so much man.
Thank you mate for taking the time to watch. I’m glad it was helpful.
Thank you so much! this video gave me a good idea to troubleshoot the domain controller sync issue.
Super well done tutorial! Very clear and concise. Thank you so much for making this video! You saved me a LOT of time and worry.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This solved our replication problems!🎉
Thank you so much for your assistance and clear explaination in this video
Amazing! It worked like a charm. Thanks a lot for the video - other guides (including the ones from Microsoft) show a bit different actions and they did not work for me.
Thank you very much!! Everyhthing perfect for me. Greetings from Spain!
Worked like a charm! Brilliant!
Great Video! We had the same problem and could fix it with your help. Thanx a lot.
So your saying a value of 1 is essentially saying the main server is the PDC. That conflicts with information I was able to find on the web.
If the "msDFSR-Options" attribute on your Primary Domain Controller (PDC) is set to 1, it means that the PDC is in non-authoritative restore mode for the Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R) service. In this mode, the PDC will discard its current local version of the replicated folders and sync fresh data from other members of the replication group.
The other domain controllers (DCs), having "msDFSR-Options" set to 0, are in normal mode. They will continue their regular DFS-R operations and will not discard their current data.
In this scenario, the PDC will essentially become a "learner" and will pull the DFS-R data from the other DCs. It will not push any of its DFS-R data to the other DCs.
This configuration is typically used when the data on the PDC has become inconsistent or corrupted, and you want to replace it with a fresh copy from the other DCs. However, it's important to note that this operation can generate significant network traffic and should be planned accordingly.
Remember, changes to the "msDFSR-Options" attribute should be made with caution, as they can have significant impacts on your DFS-R environment. Always make sure to have a backup and plan before making changes to your DFS-R configuration.
Thanks, this is a real lifesaver
thank you, worked like a charm!
So easy and so damned helpful!! Subscribed.
Worked like a charm!. Thank You so so much!
Thank you! This video helped me out and saved the day!
very spot on! works flawlessly! Kudos!
Thank's for this nice tutorial, easy to understand it solved my problem :)
Thank you very much ...really amazing video.
Thank you very much! This is the best videp I ever seen!
Thanks for the feedback
Excellent explanation with good efforts...
Thanks a lot sir Thanks a lot . I am able to resolve my issue .
Thank you very much, you save my day!!
I experienced this identical issue at work and these steps resolved the replication issue perfectly, but I don't know what caused the issue to begin with. How did you set up your lab to have this issue, as I would like to understand what causes this?
Thanks mate. Really helped me out here!
Very good explanation. thanks
Excellent video 👌
worked great thanks
Thankyou so much, really helped a lot..
Thank you very mach. Do this with 2 dc and 4 rodc and everything OK!
Nice worked, Thank you for share your experience.
Many many thanks for this tutorial, it was simple and solved my replication issues!
Fixed my issue. Thanks mate
Good to hear
Brilliant video. Thanks for sharing .
The problem I am having is that the Netlogon and Sysvol folder is not on the additional DC. Yet it tells me the replication is working when I run the command to test it.
Thanks for this Tutorial, you're the best:)
Great video - well communicated !!
i'am facing the issue this type but in my case it giving error of RPC on ADC, inaccessable DC on GPMCof ADC, DFSR issue
what u did in this video i tried it it working properly.
Great help , thank you!
Thanks, I appreciate your effort and a great video. I have another issue is the Netlogon folder is missing for additional DC.
This video save my day. :D
It works! Thank you!
Thank you! Very helpful! Saved my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😘
Very useful video.Thanks !!!
You are a savior! Thanks!
why wouldn't you do a non-auth restore and it will copy changes from dc02? what is the reasoning behind doing a auth restore in this scenario -thanks
Thank you so much, i think i found the solution for my problem!
Thanks a lot. Very interesting !
thanks for sharing!
I know this is an older video, but any ideas when I'm getting a RPC server is unavailable error when running the replication commands?
what if nothing is syncing either way? follow the same stuff, or is there another way to approach it if no replication is happening whatsoever?
Really appreciate this, I found the same process in a Microsoft guide but being able to watch someone do it was re-assuring, thank you! One quick question, I've followed this process as a newly promoted DC wasn't syncing. I plan to remove the current DC, would I have to manually update the option from 1 to 0 again when transferring the roles?