#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : DNS event 4013 -- waiting for Active Directory to signal it has completed initial synchronisation Fix : Restore replication with the partner Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-dns-4013 Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 30-60 minutes Risk : high Reversible : NO -- read the undo note below before running WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX There is more than one DC. Do NOT apply the single-DC registry change here -- find out why the partner is unreachable instead. HOW TO UNDO IT If the DC is past tombstone lifetime, forcibly demote it and clean up its metadata, then promote it fresh. 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 4" 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 ' DNS event 4013 -- waiting for Active Directory to signal it has completed initial synchronisation' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Restore replication with the partner' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: high NOT REVERSIBLE 30-60 minutes' -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'Undo: If the DC is past tombstone lifetime, forcibly demote it and clean up its metadata, then promote it fresh.' '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 'Check how long this DC has been out of touch. If it exceeds the tombstone lifetime, it must be demoted and rebuilt rather than reconnected.' -Why 'Reintroducing a DC that has been offline longer than the tombstone lifetime resurrects deleted objects across the forest. That is far worse than the outage you are fixing.' -Command { repadmin /showrepl Get-ADObject -Identity ((Get-ADDomain).DistinguishedName) -Properties tombstoneLifetime } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Confirm the partner is reachable on the network and by name.' -Command { Test-NetConnection DC02 -Port 389 Resolve-DnsName DC02 } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Point this DC''s DNS client at a working partner rather than itself.' -Command { Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias 'Ethernet' -ServerAddresses 10.0.0.11,127.0.0.1 } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Restart the DC, then force replication.' -Command { repadmin /syncall /AdeP } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'repadmin reports successful replication and event 4013 does not recur on restart.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { repadmin /replsummary } Write-Rule if ($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-dns-4013' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: If the DC is past tombstone lifetime, forcibly demote it and clean up its metadata, then promote it fresh.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule