Re: Forestprep

From: Rand Williams [MSFT] (randw_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:49:52 -0500

There is a small chance you would have this issue. If you were to, you
would have symptoms similer to the following and the workaround below would
most likely resolve the issue.

SYMPTOMS:
================
Running Exchange 2000 or Exchange Server 2003 Setup /forestprep fails with
the following error:

Setup failed while installing sub-component Microsoft Exchange
Organization-Level Container Object with error code 0xC1037AE6 (please
consult the installation logs for a detailed description). You may cancel
the installation or try the failed step again.

If you hit retry the following error is received:

Setup failed while Configuring administrative rights (error 0xC1037AE6:
Extending the schema in the Active Directory failed. Please consult the
following error log: %s\LDIF.ERR.)

The Exchange Server Setup Progress.log file shows the following:

[09:38:31] ScRunLDIFScript (K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\exmisc.cxx:1267)
           Error code 0XC1037AE6 (31462): Extending the schema in the Active
Directory failed. Please consult the following error log: %s\LDIF.ERR.

WORKAROUND:
==============
Change the Temp and Tmp User Variable to a path without a space in the name
by following the steps below:

1. Right click on My Computer and choose Properties

2. Click the Advanced tab

3. Click the Environmental Variables button

4. Click Edit to change the User Variable to c:\winnt\temp for the Temp
   variable and c:\winnt\tmp for the TMP variable

5. Re-run setup /forestprep 

-- 
Hope that helps,
Rand Williams
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"Brett Borthwick" <kyotie@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message 
news:BD931DCA.2047%kyotie@optusnet.com.au...
> Manos,
>        thanks for the tip I will check that where would I find the 
> settings
> for this?  I have inherited this server which is making things even worse.
>
> Thanks
> Brett
>
>
> On 13/10/04 4:54 PM, in article Oja6EFPsEHA.2780@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> "Manos Anastasiadis" <zaffodb@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Brett, all,
>>
>> To add up, just make sure that the per-user %TEMP% and
>> %TMP% environment variables DO NOT contain the
>> space character when running the Exchange Server setup
>> in all 3 steps that involve the setup program:
>> - ForestPrep,
>> - DomainPrep,
>> - actual Exchange Server software installation
>>
>> This bug hold us back for quite some time...
>>
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/02/11/71405.aspx
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Manos
>>
>>
>> "Rand Williams [MSFT]" <randw@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:eXUlPYKsEHA.2952@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> There are several reasons this could happen, here are a few:
>>> 1] Q274196- The Remote Registry service is not running.
>>> 2] Q319944 - This issue may occur if Setup cannot contact the Schema
>> Master
>>> or the other operations master role holders. To confirm that this is the
>>> cause of this issue, verify that the operations master role holders are
>> well
>>> known to the domain and that the server that assigned this role exists 
>>> and
>>> is accessible. To do so, use the Dcdiag tool. For example, if you run 
>>> the
>>> dcdiag /test:knowsofroleholders /v command, you receive the following
>>> output:
>>> 3] Q326262 - This behavior may occur if the Microsoft Windows 2000 
>>> domain
>>> controllers do not permit write access to the Active Directory schema.
>>>
>>> Definetly run a NETDIAG to verify DNS is working properly.
>>> Also run a DCDIAG to verify AD is in good health.
>>>
>>> The Exchange Server Setup Progess.log file typically found on the root 
>>> of
>>> the C: drive of the server you are running forrestprep on will provide
>> more
>>> detailed information on the issue.
>>> --
>>> Hope that helps,
>>> Rand Williams
>>>
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>>>
>>> "Brett Borthwick" <kyotie@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>>> news:BD91646D.1E65%kyotie@optusnet.com.au...
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>       I went to install exchange 2003 onto a 2000 AD server.  The 
>>>> server
>>>> has all the service packs up to date.  When I try and run the forest
>> prep
>>>> on
>>>> the domain I get the following error:
>>>>
>>>> The component "Microsoft Exchange Forest Preparation" cannot be 
>>>> assigned
>>>> the
>>>> action "ForestPrep" because:
>>>> - Ether you do not have permission  to update the Active Directory
>> schema
>>>> or
>>>> Active Directory service is currently too busy.
>>>>
>>>> I am using the Administrator account to install exchange and am a 
>>>> member
>>>> of
>>>> both schema admins and enterprise admins.  I have also tried as another
>>>> user
>>>> with all of these memberships.  The domain controller has been setup to
>>>> replicate to another server which isn't onsite at the present time but
>>>> this
>>>> DC is the Schema Master, RID Master, PDC Master and Infrastructure
>> Master.
>>>> I have no idea why this is happening and I have looked on all of
>>>> microsoft's
>>>> help about this and I'm getting nowhere.  I have attached the dcdiag 
>>>> and
>>>> netdiag logs and a screen dump of the error.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
>>>>
>>>> Brett
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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