Preferred DHCP Credentials On SBS 2003?

Our Small Business Server 2003 is showing Event ID:1056 due to lack of
"credentials configured for use with Dynamic DNS registrations initiated by
the DHCP service."

My question is: What would be the preferred credentials in an SBS
environment? If we use the Administrator's account, we would need to reset
them monthly as the password changes. Should we be using a System account or
establish an separate user account just for this purpose?

What you are referring to is DNS impersonation. this article will help you
out

http://support.microsoft.com/default...34&Product=sbs

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"microsoft.com" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Our Small Business Server 2003 is showing Event ID:1056 due to lack of
> "credentials configured for use with Dynamic DNS registrations initiated
by
> the DHCP service."
>
> My question is: What would be the preferred credentials in an SBS
> environment? If we use the Administrator's account, we would need to reset
> them monthly as the password changes. Should we be using a System account
or
> establish an separate user account just for this purpose?
>
>

I read that article and still have the same questions John D Peterson:

- what would be the preferred credentials in an SBS environment? (is it
safe/ok to use the Administrator account?)


Daniel Kaltiainen
Lloyd Research Group

"Dusty Harper {MS}" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What you are referring to is DNS impersonation. this article will help
you
> out
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...34&Product=sbs
>
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> Microsoft Corporation
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> "microsoft.com" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:#uz$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Our Small Business Server 2003 is showing Event ID:1056 due to lack of
> > "credentials configured for use with Dynamic DNS registrations initiated
> by
> > the DHCP service."
> >
> > My question is: What would be the preferred credentials in an SBS
> > environment? If we use the Administrator's account, we would need to
reset
> > them monthly as the password changes. Should we be using a System
account
> or
> > establish an separate user account just for this purpose?
> >
> >
>
>

NO, do not use the admin account. I suggest creating a normal user account.
run the Netsh command in the article, and pass in the user account you
created.

For example:
create an account call DNS_Imper. This account is just a member of
Users, and has a hard to crack password. Then run the command:

netsh dhcp server set dnscredentials DNS_Imper DHCPSrv1
!M1cr0$0ft_89936#

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"Dan Kaltiainen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I read that article and still have the same questions John D Peterson:
>
> - what would be the preferred credentials in an SBS environment? (is it
> safe/ok to use the Administrator account?)
>
>
> Daniel Kaltiainen
> Lloyd Research Group
>
> "Dusty Harper {MS}" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What you are referring to is DNS impersonation. this article will help
> you
> > out
> >
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default...34&Product=sbs
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Dusty Harper
> > Microsoft Corporation
>
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> > "microsoft.com" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:#uz$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Our Small Business Server 2003 is showing Event ID:1056 due to lack of
> > > "credentials configured for use with Dynamic DNS registrations
initiated
> > by
> > > the DHCP service."
> > >
> > > My question is: What would be the preferred credentials in an SBS
> > > environment? If we use the Administrator's account, we would need to
> reset
> > > them monthly as the password changes. Should we be using a System
> account
> > or
> > > establish an separate user account just for this purpose?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

You'll also want to add that user to the DnsUpdateProxy user group in the
AD, if it exists (sorry, I can't remember if that group exists on SBS or
not). That is the recommended practice on Windows Server 2003.

-Chris
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"Dusty Harper {MS}" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> NO, do not use the admin account. I suggest creating a normal user
> account.
> run the Netsh command in the article, and pass in the user account you
> created.
>
> For example:
> create an account call DNS_Imper. This account is just a member of
> Users, and has a hard to crack password. Then run the command:
>
> netsh dhcp server set dnscredentials DNS_Imper DHCPSrv1
> !M1cr0$0ft_89936#
>
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> --
> Dusty Harper
> Microsoft Corporation
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> This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties and confers NO rights
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> "Dan Kaltiainen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I read that article and still have the same questions John D Peterson:
>>
>> - what would be the preferred credentials in an SBS environment? (is it
>> safe/ok to use the Administrator account?)
>>
>>
>> Daniel Kaltiainen
>> Lloyd Research Group
>>
>> "Dusty Harper {MS}" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > What you are referring to is DNS impersonation. this article will help
>> you
>> > out
>> >
>> >
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...34&Product=sbs
>> >
>> > --
>> > --
>> > Dusty Harper
>> > Microsoft Corporation
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --
>> > This posting is provided "AS IS", with NO warranties and confers NO
> rights
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --
>> >
>> > "microsoft.com" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:#uz$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > > Our Small Business Server 2003 is showing Event ID:1056 due to lack
>> > > of
>> > > "credentials configured for use with Dynamic DNS registrations
> initiated
>> > by
>> > > the DHCP service."
>> > >
>> > > My question is: What would be the preferred credentials in an SBS
>> > > environment? If we use the Administrator's account, we would need to
>> reset
>> > > them monthly as the password changes. Should we be using a System
>> account
>> > or
>> > > establish an separate user account just for this purpose?
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>