> joining domain by short name...
>
>
> I'm working on migrating my domain controller to a 2003 box. (new hardware)
> I have gotten everything to function properly except for a small quirk that
> is DNS related when joining new clients to the domain.
>
> My domain name is 'THERMEX'
>
> When I enter 'thermex' for the domain to join, it retruns the following
> error:
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location
> (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain
> thermex.thermex-thermatron.com:
>
> The error was: "DNS name does not exist."
> (error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR)
>
> The query was for the SRV record for
> _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.thermex.thermex-thermatron.com
>
> Common causes of this error include the following:
>
> - The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.
>
> - One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its child
> zone:
>
> thermex.thermex-thermatron.com
> thermex-thermatron.com
> com
> . (the root zone)
>
> For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> When I enter 'thermex.thermex-thermatron.com' as the domain to join, the
> credentials box pops right up and everything works fine.
>
>
>
> Thoughts? Clues? Anything?
>
>

"Joe Richards [MVP]" <humorexpr***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You probably need to start with a network trace to verify what the DNS
> query is that is being sent and the response to it.
>
> --
> Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
> Author of O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition
> www.joeware.net
>
>
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>
>         http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm
>
>
>
> Aaron Anderson wrote:
>> joining domain by short name...
>>
>>
>> I'm working on migrating my domain controller to a 2003 box. (new
>> hardware) I have gotten everything to function properly except for a
>> small quirk that is DNS related when joining new clients to the domain.
>>
>> My domain name is 'THERMEX'
>>
>> When I enter 'thermex' for the domain to join, it retruns the following
>> error:
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>> The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service
>> location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for
>> domain thermex.thermex-thermatron.com:
>>
>> The error was: "DNS name does not exist."
>> (error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR)
>>
>> The query was for the SRV record for
>> _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.thermex.thermex-thermatron.com
>>
>> Common causes of this error include the following:
>>
>> - The DNS SRV record is not registered in DNS.
>>
>> - One or more of the following zones do not include delegation to its
>> child zone:
>>
>> thermex.thermex-thermatron.com
>> thermex-thermatron.com
>> com
>> . (the root zone)
>>
>> For information about correcting this problem, click Help.
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> When I enter 'thermex.thermex-thermatron.com' as the domain to join, the
>> credentials box pops right up and everything works fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thoughts? Clues? Anything?