DOCUMENT:Q267633 26-JUL-2000 [winnt] TITLE :"Modification Error" Message Displayed When Creating MAs PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::2.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv kberrmsg ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Metadirectory Services, version 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 1. Open the Zoomserv\Data\Ds folder and look for the largest folder number in the folder (for example, 00000032). 2. In the same folder, look for a file named Fnumber.dat. 3. Open the Fnumber.dat file with any text editor. 4. Change the number to equal the number you found in step 1. 5. 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. Additional query words: via zoomit ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg Technology : kbMMSSearch kbMMS210 Version : :2.1 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.