Event ID: 11166 | Source: DNSAPI – System failed to register host (A) records (RRs) for network adapter
Issue
Error logged in System log once a day on member server, see below
The system failed to register host (A) resource records (RRs) for network adapterwith settings:
Adapter Name : {??????-?????????1-C3C4BEE11055} Host Name : YOURHOST Primary Domain Suffix : YOURDOMAIN.local DNS server list : 10.0.1.171, 10.0.1.173 Sent update to server : 10.0.1.171 IP Address(es) : 10.0.0.1
The reason the system could not register these RRs was because of a security related problem. The cause of this could be (a) your computer does not have permissions to register and update the specific DNS domain name set for this adapter, or (b) there might have been a problem negotiating valid credentials with the DNS server during the processing of the update request.
You can manually retry DNS registration of the network adapter and its settings by typing “ipconfig /registerdns” at the command prompt. If problems still persist, contact your DNS server or network systems administrator. For specific error code, see the record data displayed below.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Cause:
Computer does not have permission to update either forward or reverse lookup zones.
Solution 1
Open DNS console, locate record, view security permission, add computer account and give Full Control.
On computer with error run IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS
Check event log for failures
Solution 2
Open DNS console, locate record, delete from both forward and reverse lookup zones
On computer with error run IPCONFIG /REGISTERDNS to recreate the record
Check event logs for failures.