"RPC Server Is Unavailable" Error Message When You Try to Establish a Trust Between Domains (329705)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q329705

SYMPTOMS

When you try to establish a trust between Windows 2000 domains, you receive an error message similar to one of the following:
RPC server was unavailable

-or-

Information from the primary domain controller name for the domain cannot be obtained because the RPC server is unavailable.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the DNS service cannot locate server resources on the domain with which you are trying to establish the trust.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, add a secondary DNS zone to support name resolution. To do so, follow these steps:
  1. In the DNS Manager, right-click Forward lookup zone, and then click New Zone.
  2. In the New Zone Wizard, click Next.
  3. Under Zone Type, click Standard secondary, and then click Next.
  4. Type a name for the zone, and then click Next.
  5. Type the IP address of the DNS zone that you want to add.
  6. Confirm the information, and then click Finish.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312003 Unable to Establish an Explicit Trust Between Windows 2000-Based Domains

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/29/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB329705
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