Re: NTDS cannot be found, need help
- From: "Jmnts" <Jmnts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:50:22 +0100
You can try to use the Esentutl.exe directly to resolve the problem.
Start the Server in Ad Restore Mode
To perform an integrity check.
Type the following command (including the quotation marks), and then press
ENTER: esentutl /g "path\ntds.dit"
where path is the path to the folder that contains the Ntds.dit db file. By
default, this folder is C:\Winnt\Ntds.
To repair the database:
Type the following command (including the quotation marks), and then press
ENTER: esentutl /p "path\ntds.dit"
Import: Delete the database log files from the Winnt/Ntds folder. Do not
delete or move the Ntds.dit file.
However if you're planning to remove AD you can try to recover SBS to a
different Box (Temp):
Check this MS White paper to restore SBS2000:
http://www.microsoft.com/sbserver/techinfo/administration/2000/disasterrec.mspx
Good luck
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Best Regards
Systems Administrator
MCSA + Exchange
"Paul Clemmons" <pclemmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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