Re: Unable To Add DC

From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:07:56 +1000

Hi Adam

It could be this:

232070 When you run Dcpromo.exe to create a replica domain controller, you
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232070

Additionally:

Did you demote the DC before formatting and starting again?
Did you rebuild using the same name?
Did you move the FSMO roles to the remaining DC?

Kind regards 

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"Adam" <adam@nospam.com> wrote in message 
news:1c91401c45270$ba5f9ea0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi All,
>
> We have a win2003 server network with 2 DC's.
> Recently one of the DC's has been giving us alot of
> weird problems, so last night i reloaded the OS on it.
>
> In doing so i have reloaded the OS and gone to make
> the machine a DC again and i am now recieving an error
> in doing so.
>
> The active directory wizard was unable to convert the
> computer account to a domain controller "Access is denied"
>
> I'm guessing this is a permissions error and proberbly
> something to do with the permissions in active directory.
>
> Does anyone know were i can find this and set it right
> please
>
> PS I am logging on using the administrator account
> so the account does have the right permissions
>
> Thanks
> Adam

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