Directory service cannot start

[Daniel]

I got this error when start Windows 2000 server DC, now i cannot login
even in dirctory service mode or console mode. I don;t want to
reinstall as i got AD and info inside unless there's a way to copy the
system data out and restore. Pls help. Thanks

lsass.exe system error
Security accounts manager initialization failed because of the
following error : The directory service cannot start. Error status
0xc0002e1. Please click ok to shutdown and restart in directory service
restore mode......"

Rgds
Daniel

 

[Paul Bergson]

Do you have a second dc in your domain? This could allow you the ease of
doing a metadata cleanup and repromoting this dc. If not it sounds lik eyou
will have to go through a DS restore procedure. Do you have a system state
backup of this dc?

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[Daniel]

Paul, i don't have 2nd DC. Do you mean 2nd dc can be replicated from
the 1st dc ? how to do DS restore procedure ? even i boot using DS
restore mode during startup, it will also prompt the error and ask me
to reboot again. The thing is i don't have system state data backup.

Rgds
Daniel

 

[Paul Bergson]

If you don't have a system state backup and you don't have a second dc to
replicate changes back to your problem dc I think you are going to have to
start over.

Sorry I can;t provide any more assistance.

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[Daniel]

Paul, even if i have system state backup how do i restore it without
getting into windows ?

Rgds
daniel

 

[Paul Williams [MVP]]

You install Windows again, either in parallel or as a fresh build. You then
restore from tape.

If you only need to restore the System State, perform a parallel install and
do it that way. If you need to restore C, you can do either. A fresh-build
is probably recommended.

You should refer to your backup software vendor's website/ helpfile for
specific instructions.

 

[Daniel]

What is parallel install ?

 

[Paul Bergson]

A dual install on the same machine. For example a winnt on c: and winnt2 on
e:. At boot up time a prompt pops up and asks which to bring up and if no
selection is made it chooses whatever the default one is.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cook/dualboot.htm

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What is parallel install ?

 

[Daniel]

Paul, if i dont have system state data then no point using parallel
install right ?

Daniel

A dual install on the same machine. For example a winnt on c: and winnt2 on
e:. At boot up time a prompt pops up and asks which to bring up and if no
selection is made it chooses whatever the default one is.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cook/dualboot.htm

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[Paul Bergson]

Well you could possibly use it to recover non-AD data on the disk. If this
is an AD only DC then I see no value in this.

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