RE: Active Directory Repair indices
- From: v-robeli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Li [MSFT])
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 07:28:37 GMT
Hi Nick,
Thanks for upating.
Based on my research, during the startup period, the system will need to
perform several tasks such as loading service(s), drivers, preparing
network connection etc. As notification, the system will display a window
(see attachments). Once these preload operations have been done, the login
screen will appear.
More often than not it is because it is reindexing, but there are outside
conditions that could lead to this being true in non-indexing states. This
could be indicative of a failing storage system, controller, disk, etc. Or
you have probably a corrupted AD database.
Please try my suggestions and see if this can be resolved.
If that persists, please understand that our newsgroup is an issue based
service, meaning we usually respond to one question/issue per post.
Therefore, it is recommended you create a new thread so that the dedicated
MS engineer can help you on it. Thank you for your understanding!
Have a nice weekend.
Best regards,
Robert Li(MSFT)
Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
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<I'm having this same problem also. It happened about 6 months ago and
after
<completely wiping he hard disk and restoring a backup from well before the
<time it first happened, it still would not boot properly. I ended up
finding
<a corrupt USB driver. I only found that because after booting it 30 times
in
<attempting to restore it, I saw the trend that it booted fine with the USB
<hard drive disconnected.
<
<Well, now its happening again. However, its not as easy as a USB issue
this
<time. I installed 6 updates ast night and since restarting it will not
boot
<properly. I'll try all of the steps listed in the previous post over the
<weekend, but what is causing this in the first place?
<
<"Robert Li [MSFT]" wrote:
<
<> Hi,
<>
<> Thanks for posing in our newsgroup.
<>
<> From your description, I know that when you restart your Windows 2003
SBS
<> R2, most times it gives a message saying 'Active directory is rebuilding
<> indices.' If I am off-base, please don't hesitate to let me know.
<>
<> First, the problem is critical and your business may be affected by the
<> trouble. At this point a suggestion is to call CSS directly.
<>
<> Please let me know the following to make the situation more clearly:
<>
<> 1. What important change did you make before the problem occurred?
<>
<> Please take the following steps to narrow down this problem:
<>
<> Step 1: Please make a clean boot to make sure the problem is not caused
by
<> some third party software.
<> 1. Click Start->Run...->type msconfig and press Enter.
<> 2. Click Services tab and select Hide All Microsoft Services and Disable
<> All third party Services.
<> 3. Click Startup tab and Disable All startup items.
<> 4. Click OK and choose Restart.
<> 5. After reboot, check whether the problem still occurs.
<> 6. If there are no more problems, please use the above steps to enable
<> services and startup items one by one in order to figure out the root
cause
<> of this issue
<>
<> Step 2: Is there an anti-virus software program installed on this domain
<> controller? If so, please temporarily uninstall this software, will the
<> same issue occur?
<>
<> Step 3: Perform an offline defragmentation of directory database by
<> referring to the following MS article to verify if this problem does not
<> occur?
<>
<> Compact the directory database file (offline defragmentation)
<>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Opera
<> tions/5dd6f9eb-0533-4474-ac52-dca78c5471dd.mspx
<>
<> Step 4: In Directory Services Restore Mode, run the semantic checker on
the
<> Active Directory database and see if it helps:
<>
<> 315136 How to complete a semantic database analysis for the Active
<> Directory database by using Ntdsutil.exe
<> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315136
<>
<> Step 5: In Directory Services Restore Mode, check if SYSTEM has
permission
<> on system drive, Windows directory and windows\NTDS. You can also follow
<> 816585 to apply Secure DC template (securedc.inf) to the server:
<>
<> 816585 HOW TO: Apply Predefined Security Templates in Windows Server 2003
<> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=816585
<>
<> Also, based on my research, the issue is related to the AD database or
the
<> problem on the hard disk. That's not related to a special service.
<>
<> If the problem persists, please help me collect the following
information
<> for further research:
<>
<> 1. Visit
<>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/b/1/bb139fcb-4aac-4fe5-a579-30b0bd9
<> 15706/MPSRPT_DirSvc.EXE to download the file.
<> 2. Run the MPSRPT_DirSvc.exe on the server box.
<> 3. Wait for 10~15 minutes.
<> 4. Open Windows explorer, navigate to
<> %SYSTEMROOT%\MPSReports\DirSvc\Logs\cab\
<> 5. Send the .cab file directly to v-robeli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subject:
<> 38814409-Active Directory Repair indices.
<>
<> I am looking forward to hear from you.
<>
<> If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know.
<>
<> Best regards,
<>
<> Robert Li(MSFT)
<>
<> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
<>
<> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
<>
<> =====================================================
<>
<> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
<> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
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<>
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<> please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
<> issue.
<>
<> Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
<> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
<> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
doing
<> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
<>
<> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly.
Please
<> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
<>
<> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
<>
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<>
<> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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<> <When I restart my Windows 2003 SBS R2, most times it gives a message
<> saying
<> <'Active directory is rebuilding indices.' This happens 3 times out of 5
<> and
<> <takes about 20-30 minutes each time. From this message I would imagine
my
<> <active directory is corrupt. But it is not . When i receive this
message I
<> <can restart the server in safe mode and run netdiag and dcdiag. Both
tests
<> <reply saying everything is working fine. Yet if I restart it once again
<> says
<> <repairing indices.
<> <If during "repairing indices" I switch off the server and restart the
<> server
<> <it might start up 100%. which also tells me there is nothing wrong with
AD.
<> <If I leave windows to "repair AD" the server finally starts up but 80%
of
<> my
<> <services do not start and my network does not work. I then have to
restart
<> <the server again ,even if I restart the services manually, to get the
<> network
<> <up and running.
<> <I read somewhere that there might be a service that is not starting at
<> <startup or not starting fast enough and then the reapiring AD indices
is
<> the
<> <default procedure that runs to try sort out the problem.
<> <If this is the problem how do I determine which service is not starting
up
<> <in a timely fashion? My event log has alot of errors when this happens
but
<> <from the look of it, t is mostly due to the fact the services do not
<> start. I
<> <am running Windows 2003 SBS R2, SQL 2005, file and printer sharing, no
<> <exchange, no email, no web. no other programs.
<> <Any suggestions
<> <
<>
<>
<
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