#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 : Break the deadlock on a single-DC domain Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-dns-4013 Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 15 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX This is the only DC, so there is no partner to wait for and the wait is pointless. HOW TO UNDO IT Set the value back to 1 and restart. Do this before adding a second DC. 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 ' Break the deadlock on a single-DC domain' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 15 minutes' 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 'Confirm it really is the only DC.' -Command { Get-ADDomainController -Filter * | Select-Object Name, Site, IPv4Address } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Tell the DC not to require initial synchronisation before advertising.' -Why 'This is safe on a single DC and dangerous on several: it lets a DC advertise before it has caught up, which on a multi-DC domain can hand out stale data. Set it back to 1 if another DC is ever added.' -Command { New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters' -Name 'Repl Perform Initial Synchronizations' -Value 0 -PropertyType DWord -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Restart the DC.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Confirm DNS is answering for the zone.' -Command { Resolve-DnsName example.local -Server 127.0.0.1 } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'dcdiag passes and clients can authenticate.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { dcdiag /v /test:dns } Write-Rule if ($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: Set the value back to 1 and restart. Do this before adding a second DC.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule