You receive a "There is no such object on the server" error message when you extend your Windows SharePoint Services virtual server (828814)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, make sure that the organizational unit that you want to use exists in the Active Directory, and make sure that the domain account that you specified for the Windows SharePoint Services application pools has Delegate control over the organizational unit. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Find out the Active Directory and organizational unit that you specified during setup. To do this, use the following command-lines:
   • To retrieve the Active Directory you specified, type the following command at the command prompt: Stsadm -o getproperty -pn ADAccountDomain
     
     The command line returns the following:
     <Property Exist="Yes" Value="<domain_name>" />
   • To retrieve the organizational unit that you specified, type the following command at the command prompt: Stsadm -o getproperty -pn ADAccountOU
     
     The command line returns the following:
     <Property Exist="Yes" Value="<Organizational_Unit_Name>" />
2. Start Active Directory Users and Computers, and then connect to the domain that is returned by the first command-line that is mentioned earlier in this article.
   • Make sure that the organizational unit that is returned from the command earlier exists in the domain.
   • Make sure that the domain account that you specified for the Windows SharePoint Services application pools has Delegate control over the organizational unit.

To delegate permissions to the organizational unit, follow these steps:

1. On your Active Directory server, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Right-click the new organizational unit, and then click Delegate control.
3. In the Welcome pane, click Next.
4. In the Users and Groups pane, click Add.
5. In the Enter the object names to select box, type the user name that plan to use for the administration application pool identity, and then click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. In the Tasks to Delegate pane, click to select the Create, delete, and manage user accounts check box and the Read all user information check box, and then click Next.
8. Click Finish.