Kind of in relation to the previous post, here was my “list of steps” that I took today to try and resolve this problem. I put that in quotation, because I’m still actually on the first step, and the rest of it is a tangent off of it. Quite sad really. Lets have a look:
Problem: File Replication Service is having trouble talking to other servers in the domain (and immediate physical proximity)
- Verified FRS is running on [server1], [server2] & [server3].
- Verified $SYSVOL is NOT shared on ANY of the above servers.
- Found tool Ultrasound to troubleshoot FRS issues.
- Ultrasound won’t run without an SQL server. downloading MS SQL Server.
- Cannot Install SQL server. Cause? lack of a strong SA password. Solution? Compile provided C++ code and provide a strong password. FUCK THAT.
- Look up problem. Others are having problem installing MSSQL (also trying to get ultrasound to work).
- User told to upgrade DC to Server 2008, so that they don’t have to deal with FRS, instead using DFS-R. Thanks guys. Hope – -;
- Will this work with MySQL? I have that…Nope. Not a Microsoft Product.
- Found a friend with MS Visual C++. Won’t compile, because it needs a file from a library in a previous version of Visual Studio.
All in all, it took me about 5 hours to realize that
- I don’t get paid enough to do this.
- I don’t have the resources necessary to obtain the tools and information required.
- The people who get paid 10x what I do need to be doing this instead of me.
All-in-all a productive day.