Re: CertSvc does not start : missing file

Try running Check Disk and select the option to automatically fix file
system errors. If that does not help you could try to restore a recent
System State backup before this all happened. There may be quicker or other
fixes but offhand that is what I would try. You might also want to post in
the Microsoft.public.security.crypto newsgroup. The link below from
Eventid.net may also help as others have solve a similar problem. --- Steve

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=455&eventno=3041&source=ESE98&phase=1

"Mr.B" <MrB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B9E462C6-ADAA-4636-A7C4-73F94C11CE45@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> After rebooting the server i got two errors, and Certificate server does
> not
> strat.
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: CertSvc
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 17
> Date: 1/18/2006
> Time: 8:43:21 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: DC01
> Description:
> Certificate Services did not start: Unable to initialize the database
> connection for name of CA. Unable to find the file. 0xc8000713
> (EDB: -1811).
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: ESENT
> Event Category: Logging/Recovery
> Event ID: 455
> Date: 1/18/2006
> Time: 10:20:10 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: DC01
> Description:
> certsrv.exe (7540) Error -1811 occurred while opening a log file
> C:\WINNT\system32\CertLog\edb0001C.log.
>
> Log file does not exist.
> I use the folowing backup command :
> Certutil -f -backup D:\Backup\CABackup password
> Certutil -f -backupDB D:\Backup\CABackup\DB
> Certutil -f -backupKey D:\Backup\CABackup\Key password
>
> If i issue command for restore i got following error :
> Certutil -f -Restore D:\Backup\CABackup password
> Certutil -f -RestoreDB D:\Backup\CABackup\DB
>
>
> Restored keys and certificates for FQDNofCA\"CAname of the CA" from
> D:\Backup\CABackup\\ CAname of the CA.p12.
> Restoring database for FQDNofCA\"CAname of the CA".
> Not a valid backup directory: D:\Backup\CABackup\.
> CertUtil: -restore command FAILED: 0x8007010b (WIN32: 267)
> CertUtil: The directory name is invalid.
>
> Whatever is the path D:\.... Does not work. I need to make CA functional,
> how to recover my CA.
> Server is Windows 2000 DC with latest SP. CA is enterprise authority .


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