Active Directory of ADC is not working when PDC is Down

Question

Hi,

I am using windows server 2012 R2 as PDC. I have installed windows server 2022 as ADC. When I shut down my DC and start working on ADC it was giving error on opening active directory.

Why is not opening active directory, I think it should work.

Thank you!

Answer 1

I think you didn't got my question.

Ok, what problem are you trying to solve?

I Shut down my PDC and Access Active Directory of ADC, It was giving error

You can read on here about the PDC emulator functions.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/fsmo-roles#pdc-emulator-fsmo-role

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Answer 2

Please run;

Dcdiag /v /c /d /e /s:%computername% >C:\dcdiag.log (run on PDC emulator)
repadmin /showrepl >C:\repl.txt (run on any domain controller)
ipconfig /all > C:\%computername%.txt (run on EVERY domain controller)
ipconfig /all > C:\problemworkstation.txt (run on problem pc)

Also check the domain controller System and Replication (DFS or FRS) event logs for errors since last boot. Post the Event Source and Event IDs of any found. (no evtx files)

then put unzipped text files up on OneDrive and share a link.