Internal Error Running Dcpromo.exe (267887)

SYMPTOMS

When you run Dcpromo.exe, it may not run successfully, and the following error message may be recorded in the Dcpromo log file:

The replication system encountered an internal error.

CAUSE

Dcpromo.exe replication does not succeed and generates an internal error when it replicates a tombstone with a phantom parent. The replication process tries to read the globally unique identifier (GUID) of the parent tombstone to send to the destination, but does not succeed when it finds that the parent is a phantom rather than a live object or tombstone.

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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time    Version         Size     File name
   -----------------------------------------------------
   7/21/00   6:15PM  5.0.2195.2103   906,000  Ntdsa.dll
   7/19/00   8:08PM  5.0.2195.2103   378,640  Samsrv.dll

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 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes