HELP - New DC has empty SYSVOL > Domain folder

[TwistedHelixis]

Hi, This is something I only do every 4 or 5 years.

 

Current DC = Server 2019

 

Just installed a new 2022 server.

Installed updates

joined it to domain

installed Active Directory Domain Services role

Promote the new server to a domain controller

 

In my really old notes, my next step is to check

C:\Windows\SYSVOL\Domain

C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\Domain.lan

 

All those folders are shown on my new 2022 DC, but both the Domain & Domain.lan folders are empty.

 

Is this still the correct location to look for these folders / files?

Should I wait a bit to see if the files appear inside these folder?

 

BTW on the new 2022 DC server, if I open Group Policy Management, all the group policies are displayed.

 

I suppose I can just demote the new DC and try again

[Olliedawg]

How long have you waited?

 

Worth running repadmin commands to check replication status if you haven't already, any errors etc..

[TwistedHelixis]

How long have you waited?

About 30 minutes

 

Worth running repadmin commands

Do I run these on the old or new DC?

[Olliedawg]

How long have you waited?

About 30 minutes

 

Worth running repadmin commands

Do I run these on the old or new DC?

 

Hmm ok

Run "repadmin /showrepl" & "repadmin /replsummary" on the new DC to see last connection attempt to the other DC's

 

Can also try "repadmin /syncall" to force a sync, and then check the local sysvol folder

[Roberto]

Does Windows Server 2022 only support DFS-R by any chance and your old DCs haven't been migrated yet?

[TwistedHelixis]

Does Windows Server 2022 only support DFS-R by any chance and your old DCs haven't been migrated yet?

I thought server 2019 only supported DFS-R, so didn't check. Ill check that now.

 

Run "repadmin /showrepl" & "repadmin /replsummary" on the new DC to see last connection attempt to the other DC'sCan also try "repadmin /syncall" to force a sync, and then check the local sysvol folder

Just logging in now to test

[TwistedHelixis]

repadmin /showrepl

Everything successful

 

repadmin /replsummary

lists both the new and old DC

0 fails

 

repadmin /syncall

Completed with no errors

[TwistedHelixis]

BTW both servers are using the newer DFS-R

[TwistedHelixis]

Just to update - I have demoted the new DC and will start over.

[Olliedawg]

Sounds like a good method, fingers crossed.

 

We created new DC's in summer of 2023 & went from Server 2012 R2 > Server 2022.

 

For me, Those local folders on the C:\ drive of the DC contain the same as \\domain.local\sysvol.

 

I can't recall doing anything out of the ordinary when creating the new DC's.