DOCUMENT:Q293127 11-JUN-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Net Logon of an NT 4 BDC Fails in Windows 2000 Domain PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::2000,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SYMPTOMS ======== In a Windows 2000 domain with an NT 4.0 backup domain controller (BDC), the Windows NT 4.0 BDC cannot perform the following functions: - Find the Windows 2000 domain controller. - Synchronize the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database. - Start the Net Logon service. - Obtain a list of backup browsers. When you restart the BDC, the following events are logged: Event Type: Error Event Source: NETLOGON Event Category: None Event ID: 3210 Description: Failed to authenticate with \\Wn2kDC, a Windows NT or Windows 2000 domain controller for domain . Event Type: Error Event Source: Service Control Manager Event Category: None Event ID: 7023 Description: The Net Logon service terminated with the following error: Access is denied Event Type: Error Event Source: BROWSER Event Category: None Event ID: 8032 Description: The browser service has failed to retrieve the backup list too many times on transport \Device\. The backup browser is stopping. If you attempt to reset the secure channel of the BDC by using the netdom command, you receive the following error message: The interface is unknown. If you attempt to reset the secure channel of the BDC by using the nltest command, you receive the following error message: RPC_S_Unknown_IF CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if you set the RestrictAnonymous registry value to 2, which can occur by editing the registry directly or by applying the Hisecdc.inf security template. RESOLUTION ========== WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. To resolve this behavior, change the setting for the RestrictAnonymous value from 2 to a "0" (without the quotation marks) on the Windows 2000 domain controller that hosts the primary domain controller (PDC) emulator operations master role. To determine who hosts the PDC emulator operations master role: 1. Click Start, click Run, type "dsa.msc" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK. 2. Right-click the domain name, and then click Operations Masters. 3. Click the PDC tab to view the server that holds the PDC master role. To change the value of RestrictAnonymous: 1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). 2. Locate the RestrictAnonymous value under the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\restrictanonymous 3. On the Edit menu, click DWORD, type "0" (without the quotation marks) in the data field, and then click OK. 4. Quit Registry Editor. Restart the Windows 2000 domain controller. MORE INFORMATION ================ RestrictAnonymous is used to prevent anonymous logon access to resources, excluding resources to which the anonymous user has explicitly been given access. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q246261 How to Use the RestrictAnonymous Registry Value in Windows 2000 Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbWinAdvServSearch Version : :2000,4.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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