Re: Restore killed Active directory Domain Controller
From: x y (jamescagney90210@excite.com)
Date: 07/06/02
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From: "x y" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:36:54 -0400
I don't know, give it a try. If not, and you don't get other responses
here, try searching http://support.microsoft.com for dcpromo
"Arch Willingham" <arch@tuparks.com> wrote in message
news:eCeDoqKJCHA.1876@tkmsftngp12...
> Sounds reasonable but I have an even dumber question. I almost tried what
> you are suggestion but since I can't get into the system any other way
than
> by booting into Directory Services Restore Safe Mode I figured I would not
> be able to run DCPROMO. Can I run DCPROMO while running in Directory
> Services Restore Safe Mode
>
> Thanks!
>
> Arch
>
> "x y" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:eLnKCgKJCHA.216@cpimsnntpa03...
> > It sounds like you've tried to restore a DC by restoring the files from
a
> > backup. If so, this is not the usual method for restoring a DC.
> Naturally
> > the NTDS.DIT file would be missing from a backup as it is probably in
use
> at
> > the time of the backup. Also, copying the file manually probably
wouldn't
> > work as there are other related files that must all be consistent with
> each
> > other.
> >
> > Unless you've got a lot of data in your AD domain and/or a slow network
> > connection between the servers, I would think it far easier and better
to
> > demote the new DC, promote it and then let AD file replication service
> copy
> > AD to the new DC. All you'd need to worry about is the other files on
the
> > server that are not related to AD and/or were put there by you.
> >
> > If you already tried this and the NTDS.DIT file was still missing, try
> doing
> > this again, as it should work.
> >
> > "Arch Willingham" <arch@tuparks.com> wrote in message
> > news:eBMSoKKJCHA.2684@tkmsftngp10...
> > > First of all, I apologize for cross posting in the newsgroup areas, I
> > can't
> > > figure out exactly which one it belongs in.
> > >
> > > The hard rive crashed in one of our domain controllers. I put in the
new
> > > drive, installed NT2000, restored the data from a backup created by
> Backup
> > > Exec 8.5. I attempted to also restore the system state backup but, as
> luck
> > > would have it, the system state backup was missing.
> > >
> > > Once I rebooted it gave many errors about lass.exe and other security
> > > problems (I don't recall them off the top of my head). I did some
> digging
> > > and I found that there was no ntds.dit file in the c:\winnt\NTDS
> directory
> > > (which is where the old one was). Since it was not available anywhere,
I
> > > rebooted another of the domain controllers, reboot into Directory
> Services
> > > Restore Mode and got a copy of the one it was using and copied it to
the
> > > dead computer's directory (while it was also in Directory Services
> Restore
> > > Mode). I ran the NTDSUTIL utility and the files>Information, and
> > > files>integrity and Semantic database analysis the utility said
> everything
> > > was OK but when I re-boot, it still dies as soon as it tries to start
up
> > the
> > > login process. I can only boot to safe mode and Directory Services
> Restore
> > > Mode.
> > >
> > > What exactly are the procedures for fixing this problem?
> > >
> > > Any help would be deeply appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Arch
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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