Robert, What I have found over the last 6 years (yes - I *really* have been working with AD and 2k [NT 5.0} for 6+ years now!) is that patience is a virtue. More things have been fixed by just giving the replication topology time to do it's thing than anything else.
I'm glad it resolved itself. Rick Kingslan - Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000] Microsoft Certified Trainer MCSA, MCSE+I - Windows NT / 2000 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." --- Arthur C. Clarke > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 7:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Fun and Games > > > > Good old 2000 seems to have sorted itself out.... It was > sprouting errors all over the shop yesterday.... around 3am > the logs went clean and now all is ok. I need to have a look > at my replication topology I guess. > > Cheers guys > > Robert Rutherford > MIS Department - DEK > +44 (0)1305 208232 > +44 (0)7970 122362 > > > > > > "Darren Sykes" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > om> cc: > > > Sent by: Subject: > RE: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Fun and Games > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > tivedir.org > > > > > > > > > 05/07/2002 08:35 > > > Please respond to > > > ActiveDir > > > > > > > > > > > > > How about q248410 - > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q24841 > 0. Are you sure the RID master can be contacted? I'd be > concerned about the DNS errors though, the inability to find > the RID server could be a symptom rather than the cause. > > Darren. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05 July 2002 08:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Dcpromo Fun and Games > > > Hello, > > I've got a DC which I need to remove AD from. I run dcpromo > ... it gets so far and then I get the error 'The DSA > operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup > failure'. I have no idea why this is an issue as all the > relevant entries appear to be in DNS. > > The DC has only been promoted today... I am tring to remove > AD as I am getting Event ID: 16650 repeating through Event Viewer :- > > The account-identifier allocator failed to initialize > properly. The record data contains the NT error code that > caused the failure. Windows 2000 will retry the > initialization until it succeeds; until that time, account > creation will be denied on this Domain Controller. Please > look for other SAM event logs that may indicate the exact > reason for the failure. > > I want to remove AD - rename the box- then install AD again. > > Any ideas people? > > + I have been through EventID.net and looked at q263624 but > with no luck > :O > ( > > > TIA > > Robert Rutherford > MIS Department - DEK > +44 (0)1305 208232 > +44 (0)7970 122362 > > > > ******************************************************************** > This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are in > commercial confidence and intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this E-mail in error please notify the > Administrator by E-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of > DEK Printing Machines Ltd., or its affiliates. > ******************************************************************** > This footnote signifies that this message has been > checked for viruses using Norton and McAfee. > ******************************************************************** > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > List info : > http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
