The Active Directory Migration Tool Returns "The Naming Context Could Not Be Found" (272195)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q272195 SYMPTOMS
The Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) performs a migration of objects from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based or Windows 2000-based domains to a Windows 2000 Active Directory Native-mode domain. You can use the ADMT to migrate users, groups, and computers. When you perform a migration, the following error message may occur:
Failed to move object object name, hr=800720e4. The naming context could not be found.
This sample error would appear in the ADMT reports as something like this:
2000-08-22 10:56:47-
2000-08-22 10:56:47-Active Directory Migration Tool, Starting...
2000-08-22 10:56:47-Starting Account Replicator.
2000-08-22 10:56:47-Account Migration SOURCE ROOT CopyUsers:Yes
CopyGlobalGroups:No CopyLocalGroups:No CopyComputers:No
2000-08-22 10:56:48-User account CN=test1 will be moved.
2000-08-22 10:56:48-Removing CN=test1
(LDAP://TESTSRV-1/CN=test1,CN=Users,DC=<SOURCE>,DC=com) from the
global groups it is a member of :
2000-08-22 10:56:48-E26126: Failed to move object CN=test1, hr=800720e4
The naming context could not be found.
2000-08-22 10:56:48-Operation completed.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the destination's Domain Name System (DNS) domain name contains uppercase letters. For example, the sample domain name EXAMPLE.com (which in LDAP form is "DC=EXAMPLE,DC=com") would cause this problem.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest version of the ADMT from the following Microsoft Web site:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
To work around this problem, do not use uppercase letters in the Active Directory domain name.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/13/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbfix kbprb KB272195 |
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