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Repairing MSDTC Event ID 53258 Warnings

(Article ID: 000903)
Summary

The server logs on a Windows Server 2003 server that is/was an Active Directory domain controller may have warnings similar to the following warnings from MSDTC before or after a domain controller promotion/demotion or after a replication incident, or after a restore to Active Directory from backup.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSDTC
Event Category: SVC
Event ID: 53258
Date: 8/27/2006
Time: 5:53:12 PM
User: N/A
Computer: SERVER
Description:
MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error Specifics: omitted

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 05 00 07 80 ...€

Step-by-step instructions

Do the following to stop these warnings from being logged:

  1. Launch the Component Services administration tool (Start>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Component Services).
  2. Expand the Component Services node.
  3. Expand the Computers node.
  4. Right click on the My Computer Node and select Properties.
  5. Click on the MSDTC tab.
  6. Click the Security Configuration button in the Transaction Configuration area (towards the bottom of the screen).
  7. Put a check in the checkbox next to "Network DTC Access."
  8. Click OK to commit the changes and close the "Security Configuration" page.
  9. A message will appear saying "MS DTC service will be stopped and restarted. All dependent services will be stopped. Please press yes to proceed,"; click Yes.
  10. A DTC Console Message will appear saying "MS DTC service has been restarted"; click OK to acknowledge the message.
  11. Click the Security Configuration button.
  12. Clear the checkbox next to "Network DTC Access."
  13. Click OK to commit the changes and close the "Security Configuration" page.
  14. A message will appear saying "MS DTC service will be stopped and restarted. All dependent services will be stopped. Please press yes to proceed,"; click Yes.
  15. A DTC Console Message will appear saying "MS DTC service has been restarted"; click OK to acknowledge the message.
  16. Click OK to close the "My Computer Properties" page.
  17. Close the Component Services administration tool.

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Posted by Rob at 14:13, 13 November, 2006 to the following categories: Microsoft Active Directory Services , Microsoft Windows Server 2003 .

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