TFS 2010 - [ System Checks ] TF255435: This computer is a member of an Active Directory domain, but the domain controllers are not accessible.

Question

Hi,

We've install VS2010 on XP clients and TFS 2010 on a WinSvr and are facing a problem configuring TFS.

Subjective:

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Clicking Verify in the TFS2010 Configuration Wizard results in "accessing the Domain Controller" error.

 

Objective:

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TFS 2010 on a WinSvr 2003 Std Ed (SP2)

Error    [ System Checks ] TF255435: This computer is a member of an Active Directory domain, but the domain controllers are not accessible.  Network problems might be preventing access to the domain. Verify that the network is operational, and then retry the readiness checks.  Other options include configuring Team Foundation Server specifying a local account in the custom wizard or joining the computer to a workgroup.  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=164053&clcid=0x409

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=164053&clcid=0x409 should actually take users to a page or KB with a fix. Currently the link goes to http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx

The server is a VM and is on a Domain. The network is accessible and is not preventing access to the domain.

 

Action:

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I've trawled the internet and found a number of people reporting this problem but there doesn't appear to be any solutions, hence this post.

 

Plan:

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Please help with any methods to oveercome the verification step in TFS2010's Configuration Wizard? Thanks

 

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Answer 1

bump, this was a issue for Beta 2 and it was supposed to be fixed!

 

Answer 2

Hi YiChun Chen ,

Dont mark posts as the solution when the problem isn't resolved. I'm using VS2010 RTM - Premium Edition. Not Beta2!

You know how Microsoft do regression testing and hotfixes/servicepacks/releases are cumulative. This allows PSS to identify new problems that stem from different root causes when someone reports a problem that supposed to be resolved.

According to: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/ru-RU/ruvsts/thread/06cfbe81-2d84-45c7-9b05-8e0d3deb08a6

"Solved the problem this way: at the time of configuring TFS out of the domain to a workgroup, after configuring entered the domain again."

 

Is there any other way to fix it without leaving and re-joining the domain?

Answer 3

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you for your clarification. I guess that you might read this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2009/10/01/tfs-2010-for-sourcesafe-users.aspx.

For your concern, I have tried to install TFS2010 RTM on Windows Server 2008 with basic configuration. It can be deployed successfully without any problem.

TFS2010 RTM is supported on DC.

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Yichun Chen

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Answer 4

Hi Jeremy,

Thank you for your clarification. I guess that you might read this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2009/10/01/tfs-2010-for-sourcesafe-users.aspx .

 

Hi Yichun,

Thank you for the support, unfortunately the link you recommended does not cover the error we are experiencing. 

I read Brian Harry's blog last week and in this post (http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2009/10/21/upgrading-from-tfs-2005-2008-to-tfs-2010.aspx) another user "Alle" commented at the bottom that he/she had the same error with AD Access and posted this solution:

"Alle: It would seem that you can set environment variables that are read by the tfadmin.exe (the configuration tool) when being executed. In order to do this you need to open a command prompt and use "set TFS_IGNORE_VDCACCESS=1" to set the variable."

Problem is when I tried these instructions I couldn't find tfsadmin.exe. Only tfsconfig.exe and tfsmgmt.exe existed for TFS2010.. so I figured "Alle" was referring to TFS2008??

 

For your concern, I have tried to install TFS2010 RTM on Windows Server 2008 with basic configuration. It can be deployed successfully without any problem.

I have no doubt Microsoft extensively tested TFS2010 RTM with Basic config on a PC in a Domain, but WOMM (Works On My Machine) isn't the answer for me. I appreciate your help though and the firm I'm working for does have complex infrastructure...

I logged another issue as a bug on connect (https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/560256/tfs-configuration-the-minimum-ram-of-2gb-doesnt-work-with-vm-esx?wa=wsignin1.0) is there anything in the logs you can see as the root cause for this AD issue?

 

TFS2010 RTM is supported on DC.

On just the Domain Controller? or any PC in the Domain?

In the TfsAdmin.chm under Topologies it leads one to think the later.

 

Cheers,

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Answer 5

Hi,

Is there anyone that can assist with these simply questions regarding this TFS2010 install/configuration case?

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Answer 6

Still no action in this matter?

I also have the same problem, and has been unable to install it since the day it was released.

 

Please, can someone tell how to get this thing working, or do we have to find some old TFS like 2008 to install instead?

Answer 7

This is pretty embarrassing for Microsoft...

This issue was flagged as a Beta 2 show stopper and not only did it slip through the cracks (after The Gu pushed the release date back a month) but the link to fix it goes nowhere: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=164053&clcid=0x409

I'm feeling really angry about this, I've been evangilising TFS 2010 to one of the biggest banks in Australia as "THE FUTURE". We pay a lot of money for a Premium msdn subscription and after working in PSS for Microsoft I dont feel we are getting very much value and I will be speaking to our TAM. The only help I've recieved here on this official support forum is a link to a post that doesn't even talk about the error's and marking my comment about being a Beta2 issue as the resolution.

Not happy AT ALL!

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Answer 8

SOLUTION

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You have to:

1. Leave the Domain

2. Temporaily join a Workgroup

3. Make sure IIS is running .net 4.0

4. Go ahead and config TFS

5. Rejoin the Domain again

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Answer 9

SOLUTION

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You have to:

1. Leave the Domain

2. Temporaily join a Workgroup

3. Make sure IIS is running .net 4.0

4. Go ahead and config TFS

5. Rejoin the Domain again

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

I don't think this is a fix.Doing this prevents you from adding domain accounts(to TFS security) after all those steps are completed.So basically no domain user can use the TFS.

Anyone have a complete fix for this?

Answer 10

Nah, you rejoin to the domain. See here after I rejoined the domain after configuration, I made a Project Collection then assigned DomainAccounts as Contributors:

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Answer 11

SOLUTION

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You have to:

1. Leave the Domain

2. Temporaily join a Workgroup

3. Make sure IIS is running .net 4.0

4. Go ahead and config TFS

5. Rejoin the Domain again

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Jeremy - MCP | MCAD.Net | MCSD.Net

Work :) Thanks