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In this articleThis article helps fix an issue where Windows DNS registers duplicate server location (SRV) records for a domain controller if its computer name has uppercase letters. Applies to: Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016 SymptomsYou have one or more Windows Server 2019-based or Windows Server 2016-based domain controllers (DCs) in a deployment that uses AD DS-integrated DNS zones. At least one of the DCs has a computer name that includes uppercase characters. In this situation, you notice that the DNS records for the domain include duplicate server location (SRV) records for the DCs that have uppercase characters in their computer names. One record includes the computer name in the RDATA in all lowercase characters, and one record includes the computer name in the RDATA in the same character case as the computer name. CauseThis behavior occurs because of a change in how the Windows Server DNS functionality manages the RDATA segment of an SRV record. In Windows Server 2012 R2 and earlier versions, the RDATA segment contains only lowercase letters. If a computer name contains uppercase letters, the DNS functionality converts them to lowercase. However, the Windows Server 2016 (or later version) DNS functionality accepts uppercase and lowercase letters. When the DNS server checks to see whether a computer name already has an associated SRV record, it does not account for changes in case. Therefore, it considers winserv16.contoso.com and WinServ16.contoso.com to be different addresses. For this reason, you may see unexpected effects if you use the following configurations:
ResolutionMicrosoft has released an update that mitigates this issue. The following table lists the relevant versions of the update for affected versions of Windows.
The update introduces a new Group Policy policy setting in the NETLOGON.ADMX file, as described in the following table.
The update adds the following registry entry that is associated with this policy. (This information is provided for reference only.)
After you install the updateNote You do not have to restart or disable the Netlogon service when you install the update, manually clean up records, or disable the policy. You do not have to restart the computer after you install the update. When you install the update (or enable the policy in an environment in which it has been disabled), the Netlogon service makes a best-effort attempt to remove existing DNS records that have uppercase characters. We recommend that you install this fix (or enable the policy), and then wait a day or two to allow time for Netlogon to acquire and apply the new setting. Then, wait long enough for the changes to replicate throughout the environment. After that time, examine the DNS records for any remaining duplicates. It is likely that the policy will miss some duplicate records. In that case, you would have to manually remove those records. You can use the following Windows PowerShell command to review records: Get-DnsServerResourceRecord -ZoneName "contoso.com" -RRType SrvNote In this command, contoso.com is a placeholder domain name. To remove the remaining duplicate records, run the following PowerShell command: Disabling the policy does not require any cleanup. Important Microsoft has released an update to resolve this problem and prevent it from recurring. We recommend that you install the update instead of working around the problem. Workaround 1: Prevent duplicate SRV recordsYou can use the following methods to prevent Windows DNS from creating duplicate SRV records:
Workaround 2: Remove duplicate SRV recordsTo work around this issue after you encounter it, you have to rename your DCs by using all lowercase characters. Depending on the details of your deployment, you may have to manually reconfigure settings or remove files. This section provides the following workaround methods, in order of complexity:
Note If you encounter any issues after you rename a DC, revert the DC name to its original content. Method 1: Rename a DC in a single-DC domainIf you have one DC, use the steps in Renaming a Domain Controller to change the DC's computer name to a new name that contains only lowercase characters. In the case of a single DC, you do not have to demote and repromote it. Important We strongly recommend that any domain contain at least two DCs. If you have only one DC, any time that DC experiences an issue, your domain may become unavailable. Method 2: Rename DCs in a multi-DC domainIf you have more than one DC in your domain, follow these steps for each affected DC:
By the time all the DCs are back online, the duplicate (mixed-case) SRV records should be gone. Method 3: Rename DCs and remove all stored SRV recordsIf Method 1 and Method 2 do not provide satisfactory results, follow these steps for each affected DC:
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