Move CertServices to a new DC

From: Tim (Tim_at_NoSpam)
Date: 05/31/05 

Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 14:03:32 +1200

Hi,
I have 2 x Windows 2003 Server DC's and am trying to retrench one. To this
end I am trying to move the cert services database and following
instructions at :
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298138

(The steps in the above seem a little drastic: certservices is not the only
service on the old DC and I would like to keep it around for a small while -
off line is fine... any comments? I am happy to keep cert services disabled
on it.)

After loading the registry with the backup of the keys from the old DC then
attempting the restore I am getting an error "Restore of an Incremental
image cannot be performed before performing restore from a full image. The
directory name is invalid 0x8007010b".

I did not tick the Incremental option during either the Backup or Restore
steps...

The directory name is correct. The backup was taken exactly as per the
instructions above. The only thing I have not done in following these
instructions is to remove the cert server from the original DC as that would
leave me with no regression step.

I have tried certutil to the same nett affect - it does not moan about
incremental backup but returns the same error number:

C:\> certutil -restoredb c:\certbackups
restoring database for mydc.mydomain\myCAName/
restoring database files: 0%CertUtil: -restoreDB command FAILED: 0x8007010b
(WIN32/HTTP: 267).

I even tried doing an incremental on the off chance that the tick box was
'upside down' - that fails also, but with a different error.

Any help anyone?
TIA,

- Tim

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