Error on my client computers

[sblair]

I was just recently hired into a small business to do computer

mantianince once a week. On my client computers on a Windows Small

Business Server 2003 network I get the following errors DnsAPi 11163,

Userenv 1053. Autoenrollment 15. One thing I did notice is that each

computer on the network has a static IP address and none of the

computers have been entered into the DNS Server. All the client

computer are assigned to use the SBS server as there primary DNS

server. Now I'm not to sure if this was done intensionally because of

the database software Accuterm 97 running on an NT 4.0 member server.

Right now all the client computers can do there jobs the way it is

attended but in the future I would like the client computers to be able

to update there group polices.

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: DnsApi

Event Category: None

Event ID: 11163

Date: 12/17/2006

Time: 9:09:59 PM

User: N/A

Computer: JEN-4OFY3C857A1

Description:

The system failed to register host (A) resource records (RRs) for

network adapter

with settings:

Adapter Name : {9148B467-A05F-4332-A457-A3CCD4D86760}

Host Name : jen-4ofy3c857a1

Primary Domain Suffix : havanagroup.local

DNS server list :

192.168.xxx.xxx, 192.168.xxx.xxx

Sent update to server : 192.1.1.1

IP Address(es) :

192.168.xxx.xxx

The reason the system could not register these RRs was because the DNS

server failed the update request. The most likely cause of this is that

the authoritative DNS server required to process this update request

has a lock in place on the zone, probably because a zone transfer is in

progress.

You can manually retry DNS registration of the network adapter and its

settings by typing "ipconfig /registerdns" at the command prompt. If

problems still persist, contact your DNS server or network systems

administrator.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Data:

0000: 2d 23 00 00 -#..

Event Type: Error

Event Source: Userenv

Event Category: None

Event ID: 1053

Date: 12/27/2006

Time: 11:41:41 AM

User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

Computer: JEN-XXXXXXXXXX

Description:

Windows cannot determine the user or computer name. (Access is denied.

). Group Policy processing aborted.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Event Type: Error

Event Source: AutoEnrollment

Event Category: None

Event ID: 15

Date: 12/27/2006

Time: 5:10:56 AM

User: N/A

Computer: JEN-XXXXXXXXX

Description:

Automatic certificate enrollment for local system failed to contact the

active directory (0x8007052b). Unable to update the password. The

value provided as the current password is incorrect.

Enrollment will not be performed.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

[k22]

eventid.net is your friend

[Wilhelmus]

And, sometimes, this too: Events and Errors Message Center @ MS Technet.

[embj]

First off, if there's no need for static IP addressing, I'd get rid of it. If there's no need, use DHCP....by default, SBS sets up DHCP for you. So, unless somebody else changed it/disabled it, DHCP should work without you having to do anything on the server. Try that, and it might fix your DNS problem because every time a client requests an address, the DHCP server will register and update the particular record for the machine in the DNS.

Then, you might be left with some of the other errors...try rejoining the computers that are giving errors to the domain. If they don't want to rejoin, try renaming the PCs to a different name.

Edited January 7, 2007 by embj

[bobbba]

The clients are setup correctly and should be using your SBS server for DNS, the problem is probably that they are unable to register in your server's DNS for some reason.

Check that you DNS zone on the server is AD integrated and that dynamic updates are allowed.

Some of the more obscure applications can require static IP's but as embj said if you can use it DHCP makes life easier.

[sblair]

I plan to setup a DHCP server on Friday I'll post back if I have problems.