Domain Controller problems

Burnsy2023

Burnsy2023

Burnsy2023

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I've got a problem with a server I want to promote to a DC.

It's running Win 2003 R2 and our existing domain is a mix of 2000 and 2003 R1 servers.

When run DCPROMO I get this error:
"The version of the Active Directory schema of the source forest is not compatible with the version of Active Directory on this computer."

I've run adprep from the R2 cd on the schema master and it says that it has already run and no changes are needed.

Any Ideas?

Burnsy
 
DCPROMO.LOG

Code: 
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Promotion request for replica domain controller
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] DnsDomainName  RCS.southampton.sch.uk
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	ReplicaPartner  (NULL)
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	SiteName  (NULL)
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	DsDatabasePath  C:\WINDOWS\NTDS, DsLogPath  C:\WINDOWS\NTDS
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	SystemVolumeRootPath  C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Account RCS.southampton.sch.uk\cburns
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Options  131264
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Validate supplied paths
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Validating path C:\WINDOWS\NTDS.
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Path is a directory
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Path is on a fixed disk drive.
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Validating path C:\WINDOWS\NTDS.
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Path is a directory
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Path is on a fixed disk drive.
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Validating path C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL.
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Path is on a fixed disk drive.
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] 	Path is on an NTFS volume
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Start the worker task
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Request for promotion returning 0
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Searching for a domain controller for the domain RCS.southampton.sch.uk that contains the account ALPHA$

07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Located domain controller bravo.RCS.southampton.sch.uk for domain RCS.southampton.sch.uk

07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Using site Redbridge for server \\bravo.RCS.southampton.sch.uk

07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Forcing time sync
07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Forcing a time synch with \\bravo.RCS.southampton.sch.uk

07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Stopping service NETLOGON

07/31 14:52:19 [INFO] Stopping service NETLOGON

07/31 14:53:19 [INFO] Configuring service NETLOGON to 1 returned 0
07/31 14:53:19 [INFO] Stopped NETLOGON
07/31 14:53:19 [INFO] Deleting current sysvol path C:\WINDOWS\SYSVOL 
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Created system volume path
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Copying initial Directory Service database file C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntds.dit to C:\WINDOWS\NTDS\ntds.dit

07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Installing the Directory Service

07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Calling NtdsInstall for RCS.southampton.sch.uk
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Starting Active Directory installation
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Validating user supplied options
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Determining a site in which to install
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Examining an existing Active Directory forest
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] Error - The Active Directory Installation Wizard cannot continue because the forest is not prepared for installing Windows Server 2003. Use the Adprep command-line tool to prepare both the forest and the domain. For more information about using the Adprep, see Active Directory Help. (8467)
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] NtdsInstall for RCS.southampton.sch.uk returned 8467
07/31 14:53:20 [INFO] DsRolepInstallDs returned 8467
07/31 14:53:20 [ERROR] Failed to install to Directory Service (8467)
07/31 14:53:31 [INFO] Starting service NETLOGON

07/31 14:53:31 [INFO] Configuring service NETLOGON to 2 returned 0
07/31 14:53:31 [INFO] The attempted domain controller operation has completed

07/31 14:53:31 [INFO] DsRolepSetOperationDone returned 0

Burnsy
 
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burnsy2023 said:
I've run adprep/forestprep. It says the AD has already been upgraded and doesn't need to run.

Burnsy
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Have you read the article?

If you have run both adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep, make sure that the following conditions are true:
• Both adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep have completed successfully.
• Any offline domain controllers, lack of network connectivity, or replication failures are not preventing forest-wide replication changes made by adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep
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Gilly said:
Have you read the article?
Click to expand...

Yes I have.

• Both adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep have completed successfully.

It has when we introduced our last 2003 server and does not need to be run again.

• Any offline domain controllers, lack of network connectivity, or replication failures are not preventing forest-wide replication changes made by adprep /forestprep and adprep /domainprep

There are no offline DCs, nor any connection problems and replication has completed sucessfully.

Burnsy
 
I had the same problem with a Windows 2003 server and a Windows 2003 R2 server. As I had nothing on the R2 server (along with it being 2am) I dediced to setup the R2 server with just 2003 which went in like a dream.
 
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