Error 500 & 501 When You Run the dnscmd /config ..AllZones Command in Windows 2000 (316259)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
This article was previously published under Q316259

SYMPTOMS

When you use Dnscmd.exe to manage all of your zones with the ..AllZones parameter, you may receive six errors each time the DNS Server service is started. This symptom may occur after you run the dnscmd /Config ..AllZones /AllowUpdate 0x2" command. After you do so, the following errors are logged in the Event Log every time the DNS Server service is started: 
 Event Type: Error
 Event Source: DNS
 Event Category: None
 Event ID: 501
 Date: <date>
 Time: <time>
 User: N/A
 Computer: <computer name>
 Description:

 The DNS server has detected that the zone 0.in-addr.arpa has a missing 
 or corrupted zone type in registry data. To correct the problem, you 
 can delete the applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server 
 parameters in the Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the 
 zone using the DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced
 server parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.
 Data:
 0000: 02 00 00 00 ....
					
 Event Type: Error
 Event Source: DNS
 Event Category: None
 Event ID: 500
 Date: <date>
 Time: <time>
 User: N/A
 Computer: <computer name>
 Description:
 The DNS server has detected that the zone 0.in-addr.arpa has invalid 
 or corrupted registry data. To correct the problem, you can delete 
 the applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server parameters in 
 the Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the zone using the 
 DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced server 
 parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.
 Data:
 0000: 02 00 00 00 ....
					
 Event Type: Error
 Event Source: DNS
 Event Category: None
 Event ID: 501
 Date: <date>
 Time: <time>
 User: N/A
 Computer: <computer name>
 Description:
 The DNS server has detected that the zone 127.in-addr.arpa has a missing
 or corrupted zone type in registry data. To correct the problem, you 
 can delete the applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server 
 parameters in the Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the 
 zone using the DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced
 server parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.
 Data:
 0000: 02 00 00 00 ....
					
 Event Type: Error
 Event Source: DNS
 Event Category: None
 Event ID: 500
 Date: <date>
 Time: <time>
 User: N/A
 Computer: <computer name>
 Description:
 The DNS server has detected that the zone 127.in-addr.arpa has invalid 
 or corrupted registry data. To correct the problem, you can delete the 
 applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server parameters in the 
 Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the zone using the 
 DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced server 
 parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.
 Data:
 0000: 02 00 00 00 ....
					
 Event Type: Error
 Event Source: DNS
 Event Category: None
 Event ID: 501
 Date: <date>
 Time: <time>
 User: N/A
 Computer: <computer name>

 Description:
 The DNS server has detected that the zone 255.in-addr.arpa has a missing
 or corrupted zone type in registry data. To correct the problem, you 
 can delete the applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server 
 parameters in the Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the 
 zone using the DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced 
 server parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.
 Data:
 0000: 02 00 00 00 ....
					
 Event Type: Error
 Event Source: DNS
 Event Category: None
 Event ID: 500
 Date: <date>
 Time: <time>
 User: N/A
 Computer: <computer name>
 Description:
 The DNS server has detected that the zone 255.in-addr.arpa has invalid 
 or corrupted registry data. To correct the problem, you can delete 
 the applicable zone subkey, located under DNS server parameters in 
 the Windows 2000 registry. You can then recreate the zone using the 
 DNS console. For more information, see "Tuning advanced server 
 parameters" and "Add and Remove Zones" in the online Help.
 Data:
 0000: 02 00 00 00 ....

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

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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.
   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------
   25-Feb-2002  15:14  5.0.2195.49  324,368  Dns.exe

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.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbDirServices kbenv kberrmsg kbfix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB316259
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