"Modification Error" Message Displayed When Creating Management Agents (267633)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1
This article was previously published under Q267633 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a management agent in Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS), you may receive the following error message:
Modification request returns 32.
[Modify error: 18032]
An error message similar to the following text is also generated in the Genlogs file:
DBG_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:22.975 (DS_importtMain) Importt invoked: Fri
Jun 30 08:36:20 2000
DBG_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:22.976 (DS_openLogFiles) Mini_Reflector MA []
DBG_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:22.977 (DS_openLogFiles) working on [all objects]
ERR_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:23.037 (DB5_makeDirectoryUnderBase) Failed to
make directory: [E:\zoomserv\Data\ds\00000005]
ERR_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:23.194 (DS_close) Process exited 14052 at Fri
Jun 30 08:36:23 2000
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Fnumber.dat file contains a value that is less than the highest management agent working folder number.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, manually edit the Fnumber.dat file:
- Open the Zoomserv\Data\Ds folder and look for the largest folder number in the folder (for example, 00000032).
- In the same folder, look for a file named Fnumber.dat.
- Open the Fnumber.dat file with any text editor.
- Change the number to equal the number you found in step 1.
- Save and close the file.
MORE INFORMATION
The Fnumber.dat file is a text file that contains a numeric value that should reflect the number of management agents that have previously been created. The contents of the file are incremented each time a management agent is created. If the file is restored from a backup or changed improperly to a value that is less than the number of the highest management agent working folder, the error message is displayed.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB267633 |
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