can not restore C:\WINNT\NTDS\ntds.dit

[Stewart Rogers]

I have a bad disk in which the ntds.dit file is corrupt.
There is not a backup. Is there a way to rebuild the
file from scratch or restart the file.

NTDSUtile / restore and repair do not work

Regards,

Stewart Rogers

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

I have a bad disk in which the ntds.dit file is corrupt.
There is not a backup. Is there a way to rebuild the
file from scratch or restart the file.

NTDSUtile / restore and repair do not work

Regards,

Stewart Rogers

Ontrack recovery may be able to do this for you.

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory

 

[David Fisher [MSFT]]

Hello Stewart.

Because the NTDS.DIT file is the Active Directory's database and it is
corrupt, all domain data has been lost. Because you do not have a tape
backup of the Active Directory or another domain controller (replication
partner), your only recourse is to create a new replacement domain.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/support/adrecov.asp:
Active Directory Disaster Recovery

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/distsys/part1/dsgch09.asp:
Chapter 9 - Active Directory Backup and Restore

287061 Windows NT4.0 and Windows 2000 Disaster Recovery and Backup and
Restore
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=287061

Best Regards,
David Fisher
Enterprise Platform Support