Re: Holy smokes! Failed forestprep???!?!?!
From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/25/04
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:44:04 +1000
Hi Mark
Out of interest, what was the STOP code? Have you considered trying this
from a different DC?
Kind regards
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"Mark R." <networker@insight{nospam}bb.com> wrote in message
news:20d9e01c45a66$e85a42d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm taking a W2K native mode domain to W2K3. Beginning
> the process by running forestprep on the schema master
> for the domain. I verified that the account I am using is
> a member of the schema admins group and that all the DCs
> are patched to SP4, etc., etc. Anyhow, I'm running the
> adprep/forestprep from the i386 directory off of the C:
> drive on the server. About 1 minute into this it
> bluescreens! I immediately pulled the cable on it but
> several 1137 informationals in the other DCs. Anyhow, two
> reboots later and it finally recovers. Event logs say
> that the KCC has kicked in and confirmed that everything
> is still okay. I've run dcdiag and repadmin and confirmed
> that everything is replicating correctly. All the shares
> are there that should be (sysvol and netlogon).
>
> Here is a bit from the adprep log:
> ----------
> Adprep was unable to upgrade the schema on the schema
> master.
> [Status/Consequence]
> The schema will not be restored to its original state.
> [User Action]
> Check the Ldif.err log file in the C:\WINNT\system32
> \debug\adprep\logs\20040624154729 directory for detailed
> information.
>
> Adprep was unable to update forest-wide information.
> [Status/Consequence]
> Adprep requires access to existing forest-wide
> information from the schema master in order to complete
> this operation.
> [User Action]
> Check the log file, Adprep.log, in the C:\WINNT\system32
> \debug\adprep\logs\20040624154729 directory for more
> information.
> ----------
> Here is the only entry from the ldif.err log:
> ----------
> Entry DN: CN=ms-WMI-
> TargetType,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=xxxx,DC=xxxxxxxx,
> DC=com
> Add error on line 665: Server Down
> An error has occurred in the program
> ----------
> Currently there appear to be no problems on the network
> or with AD. Anyone ever seen a failed forestprep? If not,
> what do I have to look forward to with domainprep???
> Sheesh...
>
> Mark
>
>
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