Re: NTDS cannot be found, need help

when I do the integrity, it gives me the error -1032 that the file is locked
and in use by something else.

the chkdsk had no errors. I am sort of stuck because one of the MS
suggestions is to remove the active directory, but you can't do that in safe
mode. I can't reinstall because of the Exchange server database cannot be
moved over to a new system and I can't start it because you can't in safe
mode.

Any more suggestions?
"Jmnts" <Jmnts@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi

Did you try to run ntdsutil for:
- file maintenance: integrity
- semantic checker: go fix

Did you check if disk has virus?
Run CheckDisk for bad clusters (AD Restore mode) - chkdsk c: /x /v
Then try to move the database - Ntdsutil: - file maintenance: move db to
....

Good Luck

--
Best Regards
Systems Administrator
MCSA + Exchange



"Paul Clemmons" <pclemmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Here is the situation. I have a client's server, SBS2000, the C: Drive
ran
out of drive space and I got the dreaded LSASS.EXE error. Following all
the
directions, I deleted some of the files to now have 1.8GB free and
rebooted
and still have the same error. I have followed the NTDSUTIL Knowledge
Base
article and the I am getting the error that soft recovery failed because
the
database could not be found. The NTDS.DIT file is there along with all
the
other files that are supposed to be there. If I try to repair, recover,
move or do an integrity check in NTDSUTIL, I get the same error,
DBInitializeJetDatabase Error system database not found. I am at wits
end
right now. I can't do a recovery as the third-party backup solution
(Backup
Exec) will not start in safemode. I have read that the .edb file might
be
the cause of this, but I am getting a bit desparate to figure out how to
fix
this problem. Please anyone help.

Paul Clemmons
PC Networks







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