XADM: Active Directory Replication Does Not Succeed After You Run ForestPrep (326855)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q326855

SYMPTOMS

Active Directory replication does not succeed after you run ForestPrep on a Windows 2000 Server-based computer that is a domain controller.

You may receive an error message similar to the following:
The replication operation encountered a database error.
When you view your system log, you see multiple events similar to the following:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: NTDS Replication
Event Category: Replication
Event ID: 1084
Date:
Time:
User: Everyone
Computer: Server_Name
Description:
Replication error: The directory replication agent (DRA) couldn't update object CN=HHSCRC,OU=HPSComputers,DC=hpstech,DC=net (GUID b0e138b4-4e70-4950-b91b-3e04d345cd1f) on this system with changes which have been received from source server fac55224-3750-4040-98d0-c66c30deea85._msdcs.hpstech.net. An error occurred during the application of the changes to the directory database on this system.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: NTDS Replication
Event Category: Replication
Event ID: 1586
Date:
Time:
User: Everyone
Computer: Server_Name
Description:
The checkpoint with the PDC was unsuccessful. The checkpointing process will be retried again in four hours. A full synchronization of the security database to downlevel domain controllers may take place if this machine is promoted to be the PDC before the next successful checkpoint.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: NtFrs
Event Category: None
Event ID: 13508
Date:
Time:
User: N/A
Computer: Server_Name
Description:
The File Replication Service is having trouble enabling replication from NWVAL1 to Server_Name for c:\winnt\sysvol\domain using the DNS name %4. FRS will keep retrying.

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

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the ForestPrep utility in Exchange Server, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/deployment/2000/PrepUtility.asp

For additional information about replication issues in Exchange Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

268995 Windows 2000 Domain Controller Logs Event 1153 and Stops Replicating

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/21/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB326855
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