The Dcdiag.exe tool may misinterpret the site and server Options attribute settings

In Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, the Dcdiag.exe tool may misinterpret the following site and server Options attribute settings:

Site

• Intrasite replication may be incorrectly detected as disabled.
• Intersite replication may be incorrectly detected as disabled.

Server

• Servers may be incorrectly identified as global catalog servers.
• Servers may be omitted from replication topology checks.

For example, if the Microsoft Windows NT Directory Service (NTDS) site settings Options attribute is set to 16, the Dcdiag.exe tool returns an incorrect analysis that is similar to the following:

This problem occurs because the Dcdiag.exe tool incorrectly translates the Options attribute for the site NTDS site settings and for the server NTDS site settings. These two attributes are both single-digit integers. When you set the Options attribute to 16, you obtain the same result as when you set the attribute to 1.

Windows 2000

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix replaces hotfix 833436.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Options attribute values

• CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN=Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=MYDOMAIN,DC=COM,CN=Options
  
  Values
  • 1 = Disable intrasite automatic topology generation
  • 2 = Disable automatic topology cleanup
  • 3 = Disable automatic minimum hops topology
  • 4 = Disable automatic stale server detection
  • 5 = Disable intersite automatic topology generation
• CN=NTDS Settings,CN=servername,CN=NTDS Site Settings,CN=Site-Name<,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=MYDOMAIN,DC=COM,CN=Options
  
  Values
  • 1 = Is a global catalog (GC)
  • 2 = Disable incoming replication
  • 3 = Disable outgoing replication
  • 4 = Disable connection object translation

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