I can assure you that it isn't due to mixed modes of AD - that has no effect on the schema changes.
Now, it could be because of a lack of 'local' global catalogs because you're still using a downlevel BDC. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 12:38 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > Well, it already has. We just haven't been able to figure it out yet. > Likely it ahs to do with native vs. mixed AD modes, but even > the Enterprise > Admins are relative newbies and none of us are really > knowledgable about > this. I'm still having trouble finding adequate > documentation on how to > diagnose replication issues. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Beckham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:45 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > Don't try and finagle a way around the issue. Fix the > replication problem > between the domains. It will cause you great distress > further down the > road. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt > Hoffman Posted > At: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:50 PM Posted To: Exchange > Discussion List > Conversation: Replication and Schema problem > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > > No, we are unable to run DomainPrep. It says that ForestPrep > has not been > run on the server, therefore it cannot run DomainPrep. > However, the server > is not part of the root domain, therefore ForestPrep cannot > be run on it. > The problem exists that the server has still not replicated the schema > changes from the root domain. This is why I was wondering if > there was > another way to force the issue. I have also not seen any information > anywhere about why the server would not be able to replicate > schema between > itself and the root domain, even though the root is mixed and this is > native. Do those two exist in such a different way that the > schema cannot > be replicated between them? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:23 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Replication and Schema problem > > ForestPrep is just that - forest wide. Its all or nothing. > > I'm guessing you didn't run DomainPrep in this domain - and > that IS domain > specific, and needs to be run in each domain hosting Exchange > servers (or > users, IIRC). > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matt Hoffman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 12:11 PM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Replication and Schema problem > > > > > > Hopefully someone on this list will have a suggestion as to > what to do > > with this problem: > > > > Upgrading from NT 4.0 domain/Exch. 5.5 - SP4 to AD with Exch 2000. > > > > The domain in question is not the root domain for the forest, but > > ForestPrep has been run successfully in the root. This particular > > domain is now Native > > mode (AD native mode vs. Exchange native) where the root > > domain is still > > mixed mode. > > > > ForestPrep changes to the schema have not replicated down to this > > domain, and I assume it's because of the Native vs. Mixed mode for > > AD. However, > > that may be an incorrect assumption. I've checked out a number of > > knowledgebase articles as well as Microsoft's Exch 2000 > > Admin's Guide and > > Mark Minasi's Windows 2000 Server books, but have not found a > > reason yet as > > to why there is no replication of schema other. So, I still > > have to think > > that this is the problem. > > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction with this > problem? As it > > is the users in the new AD domain here are still able to access > > their Exch 5.5 > > mailboxes even though they log on in the AD domain, but > they can't (of > > course) access their email through OWA, unless I go in and > > change their > > password in the NT 4.0 domain to match that in the AD. > > > > As an alternative solution, is there a method for exporting > the schema > > from the root domain and manually importing it here to > > re-establish identical > > schemas? Is there a way to force this domain to run > > ForestPrep on it, even > > though it's not the root domain? > > > > Thanks for any help... I'm going to keep looking around > for more info > > > myself. > > > > Matt > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t > ext_mode=&lang=english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=& lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=& lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]