upgrade win2000 schima to win2003 Adprep /forestprep No working?

[David.R]

Hi guys i have win2000 ADV and i trying to add some win2003 as a New domain
in a existing Tree so i know that i need to upgrade the schima from the
win2003/i386/adprep.exe /forestprep but thats what i get when i try to run
the adprep.exe /forestprep :
----------------------------------------------
Opened Connection to 2000ADV
SSPI Bind succeeded
Current Schema Version is 13
Upgrading schema to version 30
ERROR: Failed to transfer the schema FSMO role: 52 (Unavailable).
If the error code is "Insufficient Rights", make sure you are logged in as a
mem
ber of the schema admin group.
Adprep was unable to upgrade the schema on the schema master.
[Status/Consequence]
The schema will not be restored to its original state.
[User Action]
Check the Ldif.err log file in the
C:\WINNT\system32\debug\adprep\logs\200201111
35657 directory for detailed information.

Adprep was unable to update forest-wide information.
[Status/Consequence]
Adprep requires access to existing forest-wide information from the schema
maste
r in order to complete this operation.
[User Action]
Check the log file, Adprep.log, in the
C:\WINNT\system32\debug\adprep\logs\20020
111135657 directory for more information.

 

[Craig Philbeck [MSFT]]

Hi David,

Here's one thing you can check. One the DC that is the schema master check
the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Ntds\Parameters
Verify that the value is 1. If not edit the value and change to 1.

Craig

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