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I have a primary domain controller running Server 2012 R2. It is running just fine. I have a secondary server running Server 2008 R2 Datacenter. The 2008 R2 server is not a domain controller. The Remote Server Administration Tools have been installed because I want to be able to use Active Directory Users & Computers from this server.

Every time I launch ADUC, I get an error:

"Naming information cannot be located because: Access is denied"

Every time I launch AD Domains & Trusts, I get an error:

"The configuration information describing this enterprise is not available"

I have checked IPv4 settings between the two servers and they match. I am also a member of the domain administrators group which does have local admin on the server.

I am wondering what kind of cause could this 'access denied' be coming from? I just can't get it to see the domain controller...

Thanks for your help!

Edit, ipconfig /all output:

Domain Controller:

Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mydc01
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : mydomain.com
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.com
                                       my-dc.c3.internal.cloudapp.net

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 3:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : my-dc.c3.internal.cloudapp.net
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Hyper-V Network Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-3B-00-61-1E
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::888f:ae4c:8194:33c6%16(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.183.209.132(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 1, 2015 10:08:09 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 3, 2151 12:56:30 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.183.209.129
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 168.63.129.16
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 369102138
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-D3-FC-0D-00-0D-3A-00-21-1F

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.183.209.132
                                       10.183.209.133
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Secondary Server:


Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : my-util01
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . : mydomain.com
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Peer-Peer
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.com
                                       my-util01.c3.internal.cloudapp.net

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 28:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : my-util01.c3.internal.cloudapp.net
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Virtual Machine Bus Network Ada
pter #28
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0E-5F-00-3E-F6
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::cdec:c904:e5a7:102c%42(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.183.209.134(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.240
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 26, 2015 6:21:50 PM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, December 03, 2151 1:00:22 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.183.209.129
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 168.63.129.16
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 754978106
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-17-3D-0F-00-15-5D-05-4B-22

   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.183.209.132
                                       10.183.209.133
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
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  • I also have to mention, I am unable to force updates of Group Policy on the 2008 R2 server. Every time I try to do a gpupdate /force, I get the below: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\mydomain.com\sysvol\mydomain.com\Policies\{31B2F340-016D-11D2-945F-00C04FB984F9}\gpt.ini from a domain controller and was not successful. Group Policy settings may not be applied until this event is resolved...etc etc etc
    – Michael
    Oct 26, 2015 at 17:56
  • What are the DC and the server in question using for DNS?
    – joeqwerty
    Oct 26, 2015 at 18:20
  • @joeqwerty If I do ipconfig /all on the DC and on the server, they are both showing the same IP addresses. The DNS suffix for each one lists the domain first, and the second suffix says something different for each one, if that matters. Also, if I just straight copy and paste that UNC path, it does not work. If I replace the initial \\mydomain.com with the server name of the DC \\mydc01\etc etc.., it is a valid path.
    – Michael
    Oct 26, 2015 at 18:23
  • I'm asking specifically what they're using, not whether or not they're the same. What is each of them using for DNS? The DC? The ISP? What? Why do they have more than one DNS suffix? Are you setting a per-connection DNS suffix on them? Please post the output of ipconfig/all from each one of them in your question.
    – joeqwerty
    Oct 26, 2015 at 18:26
  • @Michael: What is the output of nltest /dsgetdc:mydomain.com
    – Greg Askew
    Oct 26, 2015 at 18:30

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I think the issue may be related to the fact that your connection-specific suffix is different from your AD domain name. Do you have to keep that name? Can you change your connection-specific name to be your AD domain name only?

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  • These are Azure VM's
    – Michael
    Oct 26, 2015 at 19:41
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    And you didn't think that was worth mentioning? Oct 27, 2015 at 14:01

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