Re: adding 2003 to 2000 domain , ERROR: Failed to transfer the schema FSMO role: 52

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From: MasterCheef (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/20/04


Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:34:13 -0700

Cary,
Thanks for your response.
I have been searching the net for this issue, I found one
of the suggested solution that having an orphaned DC can
cause this issue.
http://www.winnetmag.com/forums/rd.cfm?cid=54&tid=59969
and I do have a orpaned DC that needs to be deleted from
active directory, everyone suggests using ASDI edit tool.
I have ADSI edit tool installed but I am not exactly sure
what entires to delete for the old DC.
As I have never used this tool before.
If you have a good idea could you inform me on what exact
entries to delete for the old DC.
In this article they mention some entries but there are
way more entries for the old DC.

I would appreciate, if you can give an idea on what exact
entries to delete.
I am trying one thing at a time to eliminate the problem.

thanks
Mastercheef

>-----Original Message-----
>Are you running the adprep switches while using an
account that is a member
>of the Schema Admins? By default, the Administrator
account is a member of
>the Administrators built-in, Domain Admins, Enterprise
Admins and Schema
>Admins.
>
>I might also check to see if the FSMO roles are
available. You can install
>the Support Tools and use netdom to see. You would
simply enter - at a
>command prompt - netdom query fsmo. You could also use
replmon.
>
>HTH,
>
>Cary
>
>"MasterCheef" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:2fab101c46da0$81580200$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have a small windows 2000 AD network, 1 DC configured
as
>> DNS as well.
>> Now I am trying to add a windows 2003 server to the
domain.
>> I have done all the prereqs, but when I run
>> adprep/forestprep on the DC windows 2000 sever to update
>> the schema. It stops and gives me the following error.
>>
>> ------Error starts here --------------------------------

---
>> Opened Connection to NTSERVER
>> SSPI Bind succeeded
>> Current Schema Version is 13
>> Upgrading schema to version 30
>> ERROR: Failed to transfer the schema FSMO role: 52
>> (Unavailable).
>>
>> If the error code is "Insufficient Rights", make sure 
you
>> are logged in as a mem
>> ber of the schema admin group.
>> 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\200407191
>> 04355 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 maste
>> r in order to complete this operation.
>> [User Action]
>> Check the log file, Adprep.log, in the C:\WINNT\system32
>> \debug\adprep\logs\20040
>> 719104355 directory for more information.
>> -----------Error End here ------------------------------
---
>>
>> I would appreciate all the help.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Mastercheef
>
>
>.
>


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