Re: Have database mismatch, can I move NTDS.dit and Exchange to new identical server?

Ok, if you can't repair NTDS.dit, you don't have Backups (Next time do it),
all you have left is:
A parallel installation (an installation to another partition or in the new
disk on the same computer).

Check for: Recovering Without a Tape Backup
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sbs/2000/maintain/bkuprcvr.mspx



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"Paul Clemmons" <pclemmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Not of the system state if that is what you mean.

"Jmnts" <Jmnts@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Don't you have backup?

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"Paul Clemmons" <pclemmons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am getting a size mismatch with the database with the repair and stops.
Is there anyway to setup a new domain server and import the NTDS.dit and
the Exchange databases?
Thanks for all your help so far
Paul

"Jmnts" <Jmnts@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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"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

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"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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