I have windows 2000 server with service pack 4 and a large number of nodes
running Win98 and winxp professional
Recently im facing a problem that when i try to join a winxp based PC's to
the Domain i get a message that
"The directory database was unable to allocate a relative id"
NOTE: My existing PC's running xp who already join Domain in the past
facing no problem to connect to Domain this problem only occur if i join a
new xp base pc to domain

"Wahaj" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<#(E-Mail Removed)>...
> I have windows 2000 server with service pack 4 and a large number of nodes
> running Win98 and winxp professional
> Recently im facing a problem that when i try to join a winxp based PC's to
> the Domain i get a message that
> "The directory database was unable to allocate a relative id"
> NOTE: My existing PC's running xp who already join Domain in the past
> facing no problem to connect to Domain this problem only occur if i join a
> new xp base pc to domain

Sounds like you are are missing at least one of your FSMOs - the RID
(relative ID) master. Did you decommission any of your DCs lately?
You may also have other FSMOs that are missing. Check and make sure
all FSMOs are there.

To set up another DC as the RID master, you need to
seize the RID Master role. Check the following:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;255504


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