| Event Id | 2203 |
| Source | Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service |
| Description | The DNS server could not delete a registry key. The registry is likely corrupted. The DNS server will not be able to save DNS server or zone configuration parameters in the registry unless the problem is fixed. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause : This event is logged when DNS server could not delete a registry key. Resolution : Correct the registry access problem Check the following conditions: Ensure that the server system disk is not full or corrupted. Ensure that the registry has not reached the maximum allowed size. Ensure that the registry is not corrupted. If any of these conditions exists, the DNS server cannot update configuration data in the registry until the problem is fixed. Verify To verify that the Domain Name System (DNS) configuration is correct, verify that all configuration settings are correct, check the event log for events that indicate continuing problems, and then verify that DNS client computers are able to resolve names properly. To verify DNS configuration settings: 1.On the DNS server, start Server Manager. To start Server Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager. 2.In the console tree, double-click Roles, double-click DNS Server, and then double-click DNS. 3.Right-click the DNS server, and then click Properties. 4.Review the settings on each tab, and verify that they contain the intended values. 5.Expand the DNS server. 6.Expand a zone folder, right-click a zone, and then click Properties. 7.Review the settings on each tab, and verify that they contain the intended values. 8.Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each zone. To verify that DNS client computers can resolve names properly: 1.On a DNS client computer, open a command prompt. To open a command prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. 2. At the command prompt, type pinghostname (where hostname is the DNS name of a computer with a known IP address), and then press ENTER. If the client can resolve the name, the ping command responds with the following message: Pinging hostname [ip_address] Note: The name resolution is successful even if the ping command reports that the destination is unreachable. If the client cannot resolve the name, the ping command responds with the following message: Ping request could not find host hostname |
| Reference Links | Event ID 2203 from Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service |
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