RE: Directory Service cannot start

Hi Bob,

The following links might be of your interest regarding the unable to boot
due to corrupt Active Directory issue.

258062: "Directory Services cannot start" error message when you start your
Windows-based or SBS-based domain controller
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258062/en-us

240655: Err Msg: Security Accounts Manager Initialization Failed Because of
the Following Error: Directory Service Cannot Start
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240655/en-us

Thanks & Regards,

Ken Zhao

Microsoft Online Support
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

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| Hi Bob,
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| I have seen these errors. I will research the issue.
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| Thanks & Regards,
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| Ken Zhao
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| | Hi Ken,
| | Below are three of my errors. They are pasted in assending order (first
| | error listed first).
| |
| | The text suggest restoring the "E:\WINDOWS\NTDS\edb.log" file.
| | Can I restore just this one file without having to restore the entire
| system
| | state?
| | Isn't this edb.log file part of the system state and shouldn't it be
| | restored as such?
| |
| | In either case, I haven't a backup so I guess I could dcpromo demote
the
| DC
| | and then promote it back again?
| |
| | Or is it possible just to delete the log file as it is only necessary
to
| | rollback the ntds.dit AD database right?
| |
| | Thanks.
| |
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| | Event Type: Error
| | Event Source: NTDS ISAM
| | Event Category: Logging/Recovery
| | Event ID: 477
| | Date: 4/25/2007
| | Time: 8:50:45 AM
| | User: N/A
| | Computer: RC-SERVER-4
| | Description:
| | NTDS (532) NTDSA: The log range read from the file
| "E:\WINDOWS\NTDS\edb.log"
| | at offset 9272832 (0x00000000008d7e00) for 512 (0x00000200) bytes
failed
| | verification due to a range checksum mismatch. The read operation will
| fail
| | with error -501 (0xfffffe0b). If this condition persists then please
| restore
| | the logfile from a previous backup.
| |
| | For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| | http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
| |
| | =====================================================
| |
| | Event Type: Error
| | Event Source: NTDS ISAM
| | Event Category: Logging/Recovery
| | Event ID: 465
| | Date: 4/25/2007
| | Time: 8:50:45 AM
| | User: N/A
| | Computer: RC-SERVER-4
| | Description:
| | NTDS (532) NTDSA: Corruption was detected during soft recovery in
logfile
| | E:\WINDOWS\NTDS\edb.log. The failing checksum record is located at
| position
| | 18111:191. Data not matching the log-file fill pattern first appeared
in
| | sector 18112. This logfile has been damaged and is unusable.
| |
| | For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| | http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
| |
| | =====================================================
| |
| | Event Type: Error
| | Event Source: NTDS ISAM
| | Event Category: Logging/Recovery
| | Event ID: 465
| | Date: 4/25/2007
| | Time: 8:50:46 AM
| | User: N/A
| | Computer: RC-SERVER-4
| | Description:
| | NTDS (532) NTDSA: Corruption was detected during soft recovery in
logfile
| | E:\WINDOWS\NTDS\edb.log. The failing checksum record is located at
| position
| | END. Data not matching the log-file fill pattern first appeared in
sector
| | 18112 (0x000046C0). This logfile has been damaged and is unusable.
| |
| | For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| | http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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| |
| | --
| | Bob
| |
|
|

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