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DCDiag Error Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers doesn't have Replicating Directory Changes access rights for the naming context:

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I'm trying to cleanup our domain to eliminate errors and warnings when running DCDIAG and other tools.  Following is one problem I had and the associated resolution:

Running DCDIAG on any of our domain controllers (all are Windows Server 2008 R2) resulted in the following error:

Starting test: NCSecDesc
   Error OURDOMAIN\Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers doesn't have
      Replicating Directory Changes
   access rights for the naming context:
   DC=ourdomain,DC=com

Verifying the Problem:

Using Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) and navigating to \Users, verify the existence of a Security Group called "Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers".   In our case, that group already existed.  Exit ADUC.

Using ADSIEDIT, right-click on Naming Context "DC=ourdomain,DC=com", choose "Properties", click the "Security" tab and verify that "Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers" shows in the "Group or user names" pane.  In our case, that group was missing.

Resolution:

In ADSIEDIT, click the "Add" button, type the group name "Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers" and click "OK".  Next, highlight "Enterprise Read-only Domain Controllers" in the "Group or user names:" pane and then scroll down in the "Permissions:" pane to find "Replicating Directory Changes".  Enable (check) the box in the "Allow" column to the right of "Replicating Directory Changes" and Press "OK". 

Exit ADSIEDIT and re-run DCDIAG.  This solved the problem in our case.



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