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Active directory console (dsa.msc)
Name: sifuandres Date: June 13, 2008 at 20:08:37 Pacific OS: Windows 2003 server CPU/Ram: Xeon 4GB Product: Dell
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i have a 2k3 server and a 2k server as a domain controllers, but since the last week if i try to admin active directory over 2k3 console (dsa.msc) i cannot do anything (change password, enable/disable accounts, create user,, ect)but when i do this over win 2000 or over cli (DOS) from any machine on my network it works so fine (net user jhondoe passwd /active:no /domain, etc); this servers only provide me, file server role, dns role, and active directory....how can i try to solve this issue?, do i have to run dcpromo over 2k3 or something like that?, i will thank for any help....andres gacha (Bogota colombia)andresgacha (at) yahoo.com....thanks for your time and your help
Name: guapo Date: June 14, 2008 at 15:34:37 Pacific
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I don't see why you would have to run dcpromo. The server was already a DC. Are you getting an error message? Look at the event viewer for other error messages.
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Response Number 2
Name: sifuandres Date: June 15, 2008 at 09:23:29 Pacific
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thanks, i mean, if i have to run dcpromo in order to remove Active directory from wins2k3, and later run dcpromo again to promove as a dc?
o if there is some .dll that i could re-registry that solve the dsa.msc erro?
i have a prompt message that says that could not find the file so the operation didnt complete (any time that i try to admin AD in win2K3), but in the event log there in nothing, no one error or warning related.......thanks again
Andres Gacha
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Response Number 3
Name: guapo Date: June 15, 2008 at 17:42:50 Pacific
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You can try dcpromo but I thought there might be another answer to your problem. What service pack is running? I noticed that there are 2 versions of adminpack.msi, one for SP1 and one for SP2. dsa.msc is in there.
Name: sifuandres Date: June 16, 2008 at 05:42:28 Pacific
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Windows 2k3 standar edition R2+sp2
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Response Number 5
Name: guapo Date: June 16, 2008 at 05:54:03 Pacific
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I would try to reinstall adminpak.msi from that site before running dcpromo. However, there is another forum at www.minasi.com Those guys deal with Active Directory on a daily basis. They might have a better answer for you.
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