It`s simple when you know how ! Tutorials,Windows,Windows server DCDIAG /test:dns return “No host records (A or AAAA) were found for this DC” or “Can’t read OS version through WMI”

DCDIAG /test:dns return “No host records (A or AAAA) were found for this DC” or “Can’t read OS version through WMI”

When running NSLOOKUP against dc dns you might get error and the dns stop resolving records, local and internet. When running dcdiag /test:dns you might get errors like this:

Running enterprise tests on : domain.com
     Starting test: DNS
        Test results for domain controllers:

          DC: SERVER.Domain.com
           Domain: Domain.com

             TEST: Basic (Basc)
                 Error: Can't read OS version through WMI
                 No host records (A or AAAA) were found for this DC

       Summary of DNS test results:

                                          Auth Basc Forw Del  Dyn  RReg Ext
           _________________________________________________________________
           Domain: Domain.com
              SERVER  PASS FAIL n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a

       ......................... domain.com failed test DNS

To fix the DNS functionality try this steps, first try to rest the DNS cache:

net stop netlogon
net stop dns
DNSCMD ServerName /clearcache
After that, please rename the following two files  located in the Windows\System32\Config:
1) netlogon.dmb to netlogon.dmb.old
2) netlogon.dns to netlogon.dns.old
Then, please run the following commands:
net start netlogon
net start dns
ipconfig /registerdns

Test the dns with nslookup :

from the CMD run nslookup "Your DC Name"  or nslookup google.com

If that didn’t work try reseting the WMI repository, First run:

winmgmt /verifyrepository

If the repository is in a consistent state I would recommend to stop and look for another solution how ever to reset the repository you can try :

Winmgmt /salvagerepository

That will take the content of the inconsistent repository and merge it into the rebuilt repository if it is readable, If this failed the try :

Winmgmt /resetrepository

*. I have seen cases thet the WMI service can not be stopped, pausing the service will help as well 🙂

That will reset repository to the initial state when the OS was first installed . More information about resetting the WMI can be found here

Then reboot the server !


Good Luck

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