Re: Name reference invalid

In news:04A3D398-F766-4C3D-ADB0-1070A221AD9D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Peter Lillington <NospamTemp014@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> requesting assistance, typed the following:
I have a problem in copying (cloning) a user in ADUC - when doing so
I get an error message 'Windows cannot create the object because the
name reference is invalid.' Creating a new user is fine, cloning
from that new user, also fine.

The error messages started to occur after we moved the users to
another OU and used AD Modify to bulk change the description field.

I'm having no luck tracing the message other than the error is
errer_dc_name_reference_invalid. This leads to questions such as what
reference, and why is it invalid? Google is not much help.

Any advice appreciated.


I am assume you have one domain in this forest with two DCs.

I assume the following you posted: "errer_dc_name_reference_invalid," you actually mean "error_dc_name_reference_invalid" or was it something else? Did it provide the DC name in that error string? This error kind of hints at AD problems may exist, especially if it's happening on one DC and not the other. Many things can contribute to this such as DNS misconfig, multiple NICs on a DC, single label name, a GC that is not reachable, and numerous other things. To better assist, we'll need additional information to help.

To better assist, can you post responses for the following questions, please?

1. Are there any errors in either DC's event logs? Please post any and all errors from any of the logs (EventID# and Source Name).
2. What operating system version and service pack level are your DCs?
3. What are the Forest and Domain Functional Levels set to?
4. Is Exchange installed?
5. Were there any recent problems prior to adding the new DC?
6. Which DCs hold each Role? Please specify which DC holds the PDC Emulator, Infrastructure Master, Domain Name Master, Schema Master and RID Master.
7. Are both DCs GCs? (note, a GC is not a role, but rather an AD service)
8. Please also post an unedited ipconfig /all from both DCs. This will help us understand your AD infrastructure configuration (no matter how small or large) and will help coorelate any possible misconfiguration that may contribute to this error.

Thank you,

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2003 & 2000, MCSA 2003 & 2000, MCSE+I, MCT,
MVP Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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