Windows Server 2003 MS DTC DC Promotion/Demotion Warnings

After promoting a Windows 2003 member server to a domain controller, you may notice MSDTC 53528 warnings such as the following in the server's Application log:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSDTC
Event Category: MSDTC Proxy
Event ID: 53258
Date: 6/14/2011
Time: 7:14:14 PM
User: N/A
Computer: DCNVT02
Description:
MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error Specifics: d:\nt\com\complus\dtc\dtc\adme\uiname.cpp:9351, Pid: 1724
No Callstack,
 CmdLine: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdtc.exe


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Event Type: Warning

Event Source: MSDTC

Event Category: SVC

Event ID: 53258

Date: 6/14/2011

Time: 7:14:14 PM

User: N/A

Computer: DCNVT02

Description:

MS DTC could not correctly process a DC Promotion/Demotion event. MS DTC will continue to function and will use the existing security settings. Error Specifics: %1

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These warnings can be resolved by refreshing the MSDTC security configuration as follows:

1. Start --> Administrative Tools --> Component Services.
2. Expand Component Services --> Computers.
3. Right-click on My Computer and select Properties.
4. Click on the MSDTC tab then click on the Security Configuration button in the Transaction Configuration section.
5. Don't make any changes to the security configuration settings, just click OK to return to the MSDTC tab.
6. Click OK again to close the My Computer Properties.
7. Right-click on My Computer and select Stop MS DTC.
8. Right-click on My Computer again and select Start MS DTC.

The following series of information messages should appear in the Application log indicating that the issue is now resolved:

Event Type: Information

Event Source: MSDTC Client

Event Category: MSDTC Proxy

Event ID: 4143

Date: 6/15/2011

Time: 5:05:41 PM

User: N/A

Computer: DCNVT02

Description:

MS DTC has detected that a DC Promotion has happened since the last time the MS DTC service was started.

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Event Type: Information

Event Source: MSDTC

Event Category: SVC

Event ID: 4111

Date: 6/15/2011

Time: 5:05:47 PM

User: N/A

Computer: DCNVT02

Description:

The MS DTC service is stopping.

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Event Type: Information

Event Source: MSDTC

Event Category: TM

Event ID: 4193

Date: 6/15/2011

Time: 5:05:50 PM

User: N/A

Computer: DCNVT02

Description:

MS DTC started with the following settings (OFF = 0 and ON = 1):

  Security Configuration:

      Network Administration of Transactions = 0,

      Network Clients = 0,

      Inbound Distributed Transactions using Native MSDTC Protocol = 0,

      Outbound Distributed Transactions using Native MSDTC Protocol = 0,

      Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) = 0,

      XA Transactions = 0

  Filtering Duplicate events = 1

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