#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : DFSR event 4012 -- replication stopped after exceeding MaxOfflineTimeInDays Fix : Rebuild SYSVOL replication with an authoritative restore Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-dfsr-4012 Run as : Elevated PowerShell on all DCs Expect : 1-2 hours Risk : high Reversible : NO -- read the undo note below before running WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX SYSVOL is the affected folder. Pick the DC with the SYSVOL contents you trust as authoritative -- usually the PDC emulator. HOW TO UNDO IT Restore SYSVOL from the backup taken in step 2. There is no in-place undo once the authoritative sync has run. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 6" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' DFSR event 4012 -- replication stopped after exceeding MaxOfflineTimeInDays' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Rebuild SYSVOL replication with an authoritative restore' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: high NOT REVERSIBLE 1-2 hours' -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'Undo: Restore SYSVOL from the backup taken in step 2. There is no in-place undo once the authoritative sync has run.' 'Yellow' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Identify the PDC emulator and confirm its SYSVOL contents are correct.' -Command { Get-ADDomain | Select-Object PDCEmulator } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Back up the SYSVOL folder on every DC before touching anything.' -Why 'This procedure overwrites SYSVOL on every non-authoritative DC from the authoritative one. If the wrong DC is chosen, every DC ends up with the wrong policies.' -Command { robocopy C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR D:\sysvol-backup /E } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Stop the DFS Replication service on all DCs.' -Command { Stop-Service DFSR } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'On the authoritative DC, set msDFSR-Options to 1 on its SYSVOL Subscription object, and set msDFSR-Enabled to FALSE on all DCs'' subscriptions.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Start DFSR on the authoritative DC, wait for event 4602, then set msDFSR-Enabled back to TRUE on the others and start their DFSR services.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 6 -Do 'Force AD replication so the flags propagate.' -Command { repadmin /syncall /AdeP } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Event 4602 appears on each DC and SYSVOL contents match everywhere.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-WinEvent -LogName 'DFS Replication' -MaxEvents 10 | Where-Object Id -eq 4602 } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-dfsr-4012' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Restore SYSVOL from the backup taken in step 2. There is no in-place undo once the authoritative sync has run.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule