Domain Controllers Continue to Use Global Catalog Server After It Has Been Demoted (293421)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q293421

SYMPTOMS

After you demote a server from a global catalog server to a domain controller, other domain controllers that used that server for universal group enumeration may continue to use the server even though it no longer is participating in global catalog replication. This can cause some queries to return outdated or incomplete information.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, reboot the domain controller after you demote it from a global catalog server. This forces other domain controllers to discover another global catalog server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/8/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbfix kbSecurity kbWin2000sp3fix KB293421
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