Schema Modification Results in Schema Mismatch Event 1203 Message (300642)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
This article was previously published under Q300642

SYMPTOMS

After you install a program that modifies the Windows 2000 Active Directory schema or manually modify the schema, you may experience an increase in replication network traffic. The following informational event may also be logged in the Directory Services event log:

Event Type: Information Event
Source: NTDS Replication Event Category:Replication
Event ID:1203
Date:4/6/2001
Time:9:33:50 AM
User:ComputerUser
Computer:MyComputer
Description: A schema mismatch encountered while replicating object CN=domain,CN=,CN=domain,CN=domain,DC=MYDC,DC=MYDC from server ,GUID._msdcs._domain.com. A schema sync has been queued and sync on DC CN=Configuration,DC=MYDC,DC=com will be retried after the schema sync.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if schema inconsistency failures occur during synchronization until the schema cache is reloaded.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbDirServices kbenv kbfix kbnetwork kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB300642
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