Fix SYSVOL and Domain Controller Replication | Active Directory DFSR Issues Resolved

We're going to take the steps needed to fix SYSVOL and Domain Controller replication. In this video I show you a visual of what SYSVOL and NETLOGON replication issues look like. This method will also fix any group policy replication issue so it's not limited to only files. Learn what steps are needed for Active Directory DFSR Issues to be resolved.

To fix this you will need domain admin rights to be able to login to the domain controllers as well as edit the ADSI components that are needed.

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[borisminakov]

Dear Sysadmin, after searching for 6 hours manuals of MS website, this 10 min video saved my live! Thank you so much. All works as expected. I can add only 1 note from my end. When new DC controller is set-up and replication is not working:
1) Proceed all steps in video
2) If no "Netlogon" and no "Sysvol" shares are available on problematic (New) DC, go to registry and change

"SysvolReady" to 1

Restart "Netlogon" service

If no replication is started and no files created under "Sysvol", create manually directory "Sysvol\Polices" and sync will work as expected

Thanks

[superduperwescooper]

Even if this does not fix my particular problem. This is the best explanation of an issue I have ever seen on Youtube.

[scottluebke]

YOU ARE A GAWD. I'm an MCSA on Server 2016, ten years professionally doing this stuff, set up a new DC today and ran into this issue. With the move to the cloud, I don't touch servers a ton anymore, but wow did this fix the issue. I was totally lost, too.

[ball_soup]

Life saver! I had an issue where de-promoting the old secondary DC caused the old primary DC to crap itself, and the new DCs took over but had weird issues because it wasn't graceful at all. You've just helped me solve the biggest issue that's been plaguing my domain!

[gbryant]

This is one of the best instructional videos I have seen. Great explanations as to why you're doing what you're doing and what it's supposed to fix and how to do it. Fantastic!

[NoneRain_]

I can't say how much this tutorial is great.
Right to the point, perfect. Thank you!

[streborz]

Been on this thing for 3 days and this fixed 95% of the problems I was having (the other was Netlogon folder missing). Thanks for posting such a clean fix! Thankfully I did all of this on actual copies of may production machines in a VMware Workstation environment. This would have been a major PITA if not. 1000 Thank You's!

[humandestiny]

Been beating my head against my desk all day trying to figure this out. This video worked. Thank you much, sir!

[SteveRogers-kn]

The steps in this video worked like a charm, I'd added a 2019 DC to a 2016 domain running a single DC but noticed no sysvol or netlogon on the new box. Did these steps and replication was fixed.

[RDeck]

I can't tell you how glad I am to have found this -- I've been stuck on this for way too long that I'm willing to admit! Thank you.

[edddy]

Worked for me, awesome and concise explanation. Only thing at the end I was wondering what happened to dsrf-options value which wasn’t manually reverted to original but in my case once everything was consistent again and working the value itself got back to 0

[Sanxion]

Thanks for this video. I have done it in the last six months or so on another DC pair, but this helped me out today when I needed to get this done in a hurry for a customer. Good clear instructions and fixed up a DFS system that had been broken for a long while. Top stuff!

[davepete]

Very to-the-point video sir. Appreciate for your effort and passing of knowledge. Quick question, how can I intentionally break replication so I can practice this in home lab environment? Any senior AD admin can advise. I am trying to improve my AD troubleshooting skills.

[AmirSalehipour]

Hello Sysadmin,

That worked perfectly for my issue where I had three domain controllers and migrated the FSMO roles to DC1. When I changed a policy, it didn't fully replicate to the SYSVOL, which was weird because it replicated to DC2, but when I navigated to the domain\sysvol on DC1, it was not there! Really weird! Anyway, it solved my issue. Thank you.

[Operor]

You just helped me fix the issue and I did find another article on how to do this but the video was much better.

[JonathanCarey-sr]

Hi Sysadmin....you are a life Thank you so much! This is the easiest to follow and most accurate resolution!

[isx]

I've been chasing this problem for two weeks. Good thing I caught the problem in a test lab. Thank you!

[chuck]

I cant thank you enough for creating this video. We have had so many replication issues and this fixes them. THANK YOU!

[WalidBaghdady-kvmm]

In 2024, the issue with DC Server 2016 has been resolved.
Thank you very much.

[stephanestephane]

Thank you so much .... just tested in the lab and resolved all my issue straight forward ... Man of the day !!