SYMPTOMS
When you try to demote or to promote a domain controller,
you may receive the following error message:
Active
Directory Installation Failed
The remote attempt at server
Server_Name to remote server
CN=Server_Name,CN=Servers,CN=Your_Site_Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Your_Domain,
DC=Domain from the enterprise failed.
"The
security descriptor structure is invalid."
RESOLUTION
Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File Information
The English version of this
fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table.
The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time
(UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To
find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time
Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748 124,688 Adsldp.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748 132,368 Adsldpc.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748 63,760 Adsmsext.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6743 381,200 Advapi32.dll
06-Jun-2003 20:53 5.0.2195.6753 69,392 Browser.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6680 134,928 Dnsapi.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6663 92,432 Dnsrslvr.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6753 47,376 Eventlog.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6747 148,240 Kdcsvc.dll
20-May-2003 19:49 5.0.2195.6747 205,072 Kerberos.dll
26-Mar-2003 22:37 5.0.2195.6695 71,888 Ksecdd.sys
28-May-2003 21:39 5.0.2195.6749 509,712 Lsasrv.dll
28-May-2003 21:39 5.0.2195.6749 33,552 Lsass.exe
05-Apr-2003 01:12 5.0.2195.6680 117,520 Msv1_0.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6601 311,568 Netapi32.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6695 371,984 Netlogon.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6697 1,040,144 Ntdsa.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6742 392,464 Samsrv.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6737 131,344 Scecli.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6737 306,448 Scesrv.dll
30-May-2003 00:22 5.0.2195.6748 4,576,256 Sp3res.dll
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6601 51,472 W32time.dll
16-Aug-2002 14:32 5.0.2195.6601 57,104 W32tm.exe
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6741 126,224 Wldap32.dll