| Event Id | 53258 |
| Source | MSDTC |
| 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: d:\nt\com\complus\dtc\dtc\adme\uiname.cpp:8751 CmdLine: C:\WINNT\system32\msdtc.exe Pid: No Callstack (0). |
| Event Information | According to Microsoft : Cause : This issue occurs if Windows Server 2003 unsuccessfully tries to configure the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) service to use the default security settings. You experience this issue if the Network Service account is the account that the MS DTC service uses. Security settings for the MS DTC service are stored in the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MSDTC The Network Service account has insufficient permissions to modify the security settings in the registry subkey. Resolution : These are the following steps to resolve this issue. 1.Click Start, point to Control Panel, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Component Services. 2.Expand Component Services, expand Computers, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. 3.Click the MSDTC tab, and then click Security Configuration. 4.Under Security Settings, note the settings, and then click to select the Network DTC Access check box. 5.Click OK. 6.Click Yes when you receive the following message: MS DTC service will be stopped and restarted. All dependent services will be stopped. Please press yes to proceed. 7.Click OK two times. 8.Click Security Configuration, and then under Security Settings, specify the security settings that you had originally configured. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following Information from Newsgroup may help: After promoting a Windows Server 2003 server with SP1 installed to a DC, this warning is logged. This warning is logged if the DFS is not enabled or not running. workaround: Install the latest service pack and Enable and the DFS . Run the Component Services MMC snap-in: Start -> Administrative Tools -> Component Services Browse to: Console Root -> Component Services -> Computers -> My Computer Right click My Computer, and click "Stop MSDTC" Then, right click My Computer again, and click "Start MSDTC" Then as a test, restart MSDTC (net stop msdtc && net start msdtc) and check the application event log. You should not see any warnings as before. |
| Reference Links | Event ID 83258 from Source MSDTC Repeat warnings popping up on every reboot of new AD DCs Application events after DC promotion to W2K3 |
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