| Event Id | 4017 |
| Source | Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service |
| Description | The DNS server was unable to load or create the DnsAdmins group. The most likely cause is that the Group Name has been changed. The DNS server will continue but for full functionality the DnsAdmins group should be repaired. The event data contains the error. |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause : This event is logged when DNS server was unable to load or create the DnsAdmins group. Resolution : Correct the group name The DNS Server service depends on the DnsAdmins group being named DnsAdmins. It is likely that the name of this group has changed, which prevents the DNS Server service from accessing the group. Determine the new name that was given the the group, and then give it the correct name. To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Domain admins, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. To rename a group: 1.On a domain controller, start Active Directory Users and Computers. To start Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. 2.In the console tree, expand the domain, and then click Users. 3.In the right pane, right-click the DNS administrators group, click Rename, and then type DnsAdmins. 4.Press ENTER, and then, in the Rename Group dialog box, click OK. Verify Ensure that Event IDs 4523 and 4524 are being logged and that no events in the range 4000 to 4019 appear in the Domain Name System (DNS) event log. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 4017 from Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service |
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