After promoting a Windows Server installation to domain controller, it's recommended to check for proper promotion. Follow these steps to check:
- Check the logs: The following two files contain all of the actions performed when promoting the Windows Server installation to domain controller. A good way to check against improper promotion is to search for lines containing error and warning:
- C:\Windows\Debug\dcpromo.log
- C:\Windows\Debug\dcpromoui.log
- Check the event viewer: In event viewer (eventvwr.exe), new dedicated logs are created for Active Directory. Search these logs for any Active Directory-related errors.
- Run Windows Update: Even though one of the recommended steps is to update the Windows Server installation ...