AD Installation Failure - UPDATE!!

[Don Larry]

Greetings,

AD installation is failing. Here's what I do:

I have a win 2000 server. I have configured my TCP/IP
setting, and my DNS settings using Microsoft tutorial.
This is a stand alone server, it's currently on a
workgroup. No domain in place yet.

1- I run dcpromo, and go through the wizard selecting all
defaults for a new domain controller (new tree, forest
etc...).

2- I enter the correct domain and BIOS. I go through the
windows that prompt for AD storage (C:\WINNT\NTDS...)

3- I select "Permissions compatible with pre-Windows 2000
servers".

4- I finish wizard using all defaults, and assign a
password

Configuration for AD starts, i get this error:
"The operation failed with the following error:
"The system cannot find the path specified."

Any idea why? HELP!

Thanks in Advance,
Don

 

[a-chadl [MSFT]]

| Greetings,
|
| AD installation is failing. Here's what I do:
|
| I have a win 2000 server. I have configured my TCP/IP
| setting, and my DNS settings using Microsoft tutorial.
| This is a stand alone server, it's currently on a
| workgroup. No domain in place yet.
|
| 1- I run dcpromo, and go through the wizard selecting all
| defaults for a new domain controller (new tree, forest
| etc...).
|
| 2- I enter the correct domain and BIOS. I go through the
| windows that prompt for AD storage (C:\WINNT\NTDS...)
|
| 3- I select "Permissions compatible with pre-Windows 2000
| servers".
|
| 4- I finish wizard using all defaults, and assign a
| password
|
| Configuration for AD starts, i get this error:
| "The operation failed with the following error:
| "The system cannot find the path specified."
|
| Any idea why? HELP!
|
| Thanks in Advance,
| Don
|
|

Don,

Was your 'C' drive formatted using NTFS or FAT?

Chad A. Lacy
Windows 2000 Directory Services

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[Guest]

It's NTFS