I just followed article id: 265090 from MS.
After modifying and importing the registry key during the schema phase of
dcpromo, I did have more entries in my DC's Directory Service event viewer
log.
Not much more was logged in my member server.
I did have event id: 1173 now show up, however there is no GUID in or around
this log entry.
According to that artile, there should be a GUID that is trying to
replicate. Once you find it you can delete it via ldp.exe and then it will
get tombstoned.
I have event id's 1072 1489 1490 prior to the 1173.
From the few responses, it appears that this is not a common problem? This
all started from a DC that failed, then having the remaining dc seize all
the roles. I did a metadata cleanup so that the dead dc was not listed
anywhere. Now we are stuck not being able to get another dc up for backup!
"Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eyd1aoU%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I was finally able to get the hotfix for Article ID: 826927 for free. The
> unfortunate thing is that all the .dll, .sys and .exe that are within this
> fix are older than what currently exisits on my member server. I ran it
> anyway and still got the same result.
> I tried to manuall remove data in AD after an unsuccessful dc demotion
> Article ID: 216498, but there is only one server listed in the site, the
> pdc.
> So there are no orphans objects to delete in AD, what could be causing the
> database error during dcpromo?
> I am still getting the Event ID: 1168.
>
> Thanks for replying Jorge! Keep the ideas coming...and anyone else chime
> in!
>
> Thx
>
> "Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:uGa97HU#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> won't you get the hotfix for free?
>>
>> does the following apply to you?
>> event ID 1168
>>
> http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?e...urce=NTDS%20Ge
> neral&phase=1
>> event ID 1173
>>
> http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?e...ource=NTDS%20G
> eneral&phase=1
>>
>> --
>>
>> Cheers,
>> (HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!)
>>
>> # Jorge de Almeida Pinto # MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
>>
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>> "Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:OgmJn9S%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Called MS, they want $249 to assist with this. Considering all the time
>> > that I have put into this, that is cheaper!
>> > I have ran Windows update for the the test dc and the other member
> server
>> > that I am trying to promote. Again, both are Windows 2000 Server boxes.
>> > After running the compact and semantic programs, it has lowered the
> total
>> > # of objects, but dcpromo still fails:
>> > - received 1057 out of 2115 objects
>> > - Error -The Directory Service failed to replicate the partition
>> > CN=Configuration......
>> > - DsRolepInstall for domain.com returned 8451
>> >
>> > This sucks!
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]"
>> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> > message
>> > news:%23cidS$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> if you want the hotfix call MS and mention the KB article ID... with
> that
>> >> you might the hotfix for free as you may experience an issue described
> in
>> >> a KB article
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> (HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!)
>> >>
>> >> # Jorge de Almeida Pinto # MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
>> >>
>> >> BLOG (WEB-BASED)--> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/default.aspx
>> >> BLOG (RSS-FEEDS)--> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/rss.aspx
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>> >> "Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>> Jorge,
>> >>> that's pretty close to the errors we are getting when running
>> >>> dcpromo.
>> >>> We are getting event a event id of 1173.
>> >>> How can I get this hotfix to test?
>> >>>
>> >>> "Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]"
>> >>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
>> >>> news:e5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>>> is this what you are experiencing?
>> >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832851/
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Cheers,
>> >>>> (HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> # Jorge de Almeida Pinto # MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
>> >>>>
>> >>>> BLOG (WEB-BASED)-->
>> >>>> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/default.aspx
>> >>>> BLOG (RSS-FEEDS)--> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/rss.aspx
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>> >>>> "Jason" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>>>> Trying to add a 2nd dc. Dcpromo fails when it attempts to replicate
>> >>>>> the configuration container.
>> >>>>> The Schema replicates fine, it's just the next step of replicating
> the
>> >>>>> configuration.
>> >>>>> Dcpromo.log show that it starts replicating the configuration
>> >>>>> container, received 534 out of approximately 2440 objects.
>> >>>>> But they very next line says "Error - Active Directory could not
>> >>>>> replicate the directory partition CN=Configuration,
>> >>>>> DC=.............
>> >>>>> The dcpromo program fails with a datbase error.
>> >>>>> Ideas?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I have copied the system state to a test pc to try and get this to
>> >>>>> work. I have ran ntdsutil files repair and semantic database
> analysis.
>> >>>>> The only thing it does is lower the total objects in the
> configuration
>> >>>>> container. I still get the errors.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Any, and I mean any, advice is much appreciated!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks,
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Jason
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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