Event Message:

DNS server encountered invalid preference value "value " in database file filename , line number. Preference must be a valid 16-bit unsigned integer quantity.

Source

Event Log

Event ID

Event Type

DNS

System

313

Error

Explanation:

The preference value specified in the error message is configured in the Mail Exchange (MX) record.

User Action:

Edit the preference number: 1. In Windows 2000 Explorer, go to the Systemroot\System32\Dns directory. 2. Double-click the specified file, and select Notepad to open it. 3. Change the preference number in the specified line. If this is a preference number for an MX record, enter a value of 10. 4. Save and close the database file. 5. Stop and restart the DNS server service.