active directory installation

[saheed lasisi]

hello,
i got an error when installing active directory.
error 1018 - the windows directory services database could
not be initialised and returned error 1018.
thanks you.
Saheed

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Saheed,

The only thing that I can find is these two MSKB links:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318116&Product=win2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;172570&Product=win2000

Are you by chance using compressed drives?

HTH,

Cary