Re: Adprep /domainprep errors

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Yes there are, the infrastructure master is where you run adprep /domain prep
and the schema master is where you run adprep /forestprep.

BTW, if you try to run either on the wrong server, it will tell you that it
can only be run on so and so. It wont even start much less fail

"Ryan Hanisco" wrote:

> Michael,
>
> What roles was the DC on which you were running adprep /domainprep? There
> are very specific roles for the server and rights for the user that must be
> correct for these to run. In my experience, this is the reason adprep
> usually fails.
>
> Verify the roles with dcdiag and make sure that you are on the IM role
> holder.
>
> --
> Ryan Hanisco
> MCSE, MCDBA
> FlagShip Integration Services
> Chicago, IL
>
> "Michael" <Michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9821F762-991E-4D55-AAA9-828096C6A682@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > While trying to prepare to introduce a W2K3 server/DC inot my exisiting
> > network, I ran both adprep /Forestprep (no problems) and adprep
> > /domainprep.
> > domain prep returned an error when trying to create the following:
> >
> >
> >
> > Adprep was about to call the following LDAP API. ldap_search_s(). The base
> > entry to start the search is
> > cn=8437c3d8-7689-4200-bf38-79e4ac33dfa0,cn=Operations,cn=DomainUpdates,cn=System,DC=dcfslab,DC=ad.
> >
> >
> >
> > LDAP API ldap_search_s() finished, return code is 0x20
> >
> >
> >
> > Adprep verified the state of operation
> > cn=8437c3d8-7689-4200-bf38-79e4ac33dfa0,cn=Operations,cn=DomainUpdates,cn=System,DC=dcfslab,DC=ad.
> > [Status/Consequence]The operation has not run or is not currently running.
> > It
> > will be run next.
> >
> >
> >
> > Adprep was about to call the following LDAP API. ldap_add_s(). The entry
> > to
> > add is CN=Microsoft,CN=Program Data,DC=dcfslab,DC=ad.
> >
> >
> >
> > LDAP API ldap_add_s() finished, return code is 0x20
> >
> >
> >
> > Adprep was unable to create the object CN=Microsoft,CN=Program
> > Data,DC=dcfslab,DC=ad in Active Directory.[Status/Consequence]This Adprep
> > operation failed.[User Action] Check the log file adprep.log in the system
> > root System32\Debug\Adprep\Logs directory for more information. Restart
> > Adprep.
> >
> > Adprep encountered an LDAP error. Error code: 0x20. Server extended error
> > code: 0x208d, Server error message: 0000208D: NameErr: DSID-031001BD,
> > problem
> > 2001 (NO_OBJECT), data 0, best match of:
> > 'DC=dcfslab,DC=ad'
> > .
> >
> >
> >
> > Adprep was unable to update domain-wide information.
> > [Status/Consequence]Adprep requires access to existing domain-wide
> > information from the infrastructure master in order to complete this
> > operation.[User Action] Check the log file, Adprep.log, in the
> > C:\WINNT\system32\debug\adprep\logs\20050505085012 directory for more
> > information.
> >
> > I have already used the KB article 314649 and it was of no assistance as
> > there were no mangled schema entries
> >
> > Any ideas or help would be appreciated
>
>
>
.



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