I just added the first Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller to a 2008 Active Directory domain at a customer. As soon as I added the first 2012 R2 domain controller to the new domain, when opening any of the Active Directory MMC Management consoles the following error was experienced.
Naming information cannot be located because:
The directory or file cannot be created.
Contact your system administrator to verify that your domain is properly configured and is currently online.
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When performing a netdom query dc on the new domain controller it complained time is out.
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Fixing up the time to ensure it is within 5 minutes of the PDC Emulator (as required for Kerberos) resolved the problem.
Easy one but had me stumped for a little while (I didn't glance at my system tray to check the clock until a while).
Naming information cannot be located because:
The directory or file cannot be created.
Contact your system administrator to verify that your domain is properly configured and is currently online.
When performing a netdom query dc on the new domain controller it complained time is out.
Fixing up the time to ensure it is within 5 minutes of the PDC Emulator (as required for Kerberos) resolved the problem.
Easy one but had me stumped for a little while (I didn't glance at my system tray to check the clock until a while).