Using Q312862 - Recovering missing FRS objects and FRS attributes in Active Directory, I was able to locate the missing attribute: fRSMemberReference. When I tried to replace the DC with the null attribute of fRSMemberReference with a working DC's fRSMemberReference path, making adjustments to the CN=Value so that it reflects the name of the correct DC instead of the working DC's name, I am not able to apply the change. What I get is:
Operation failed. Error code: 0x20b5
The name reference is invalid.
000020B5: AtrErr: DSID-03152804, #1: 0: 000020B5: DSID-03152804, problem 1005
(CONSTRAINT_ATT_TYPE), data 0, Att 9036b
(fRSMemberReference)
I'm not sure why it won't accept the change. Why does it keep me from making the needed change? I am using the Admin account. I read on another form that the admin there had to:
net stop ntfrs
re-instate the serverReference attribute
re-instate the fRSMemberReference attribue
Backup the SYSVOL\domain folder
Rename the c:\windows\ntfrs\jet folder
Set the Burflags value to d2 for a non-authoritative restore
net start ntfrs
I don't really want to do those steps verbatim since all I want to do is change the fRSMemeberReference attribute. Do I need to stop ntfrs, and if so, does that mean I should backup the SYSVOL\domain folder and rename the jet folder? I'm not sure the reasoning behind their methodology. I'm using server 2008R2 for all my DCs but our forest functional level is 2003 still (I know, I need to upgrade it...) Thanks!