Forest Prep (and ADC) failure

[mrscary]

Installing Exchange for the first time on a win2k server.

I am doing the setup as the administrator. When running setup /forestprep I get the following error message: 'The component "Microsoft Exchange Forest Preparation" cannot be assigned the action "ForestPrep" because: - Either you do not have permission to update the Active Directory schema, or Active Directory service is currently too busy.

Searching MSDN about this - it mentioned remote registry service - but this is running just fine.

I tried to install ADC - to see what would happen, and I get the message "You do not have the rights required to upgrade the Active Directory Schema. ID no:c1037aea"

I am logged in as Administrator - so it is not a rights issue.

Any suggestions please?

M.

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[DARKKESTREL]

Would sound silly but...

Do you have a global catalog?

Have you set-up an active directory forest?

 

[mrscary]

No - that's not a silly question - but yes. I have a global catalogue etc

THe setup here is 1 pc running win2k, with active directory - acting as the global catalogue server, along with DNS server etc.
Another win2k server is acting as a domain controller - this controller runs a firewall and the printers.

I am attempting to install exchange onto the main dc - the PDC in old-speak.

M.

Hollingside Technologies, Making Technology work for you.

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[brontosaurus]

is "Administrator" a member of the Schema Admins group and is the machine you're installing on the Schema Master role owner?

 

[mrscary]

Yes - is also Domain Admin, Enterprise Admin, Administrators, DnsAdmins, DHCP Administrators, Account Operators...

M.

Hollingside Technologies, Making Technology work for you.

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[brontosaurus]

hmm..shot in the dark, is the Remote Registry service running?

 

[mrscary]

yes.

It's got me stumped too!
Aside from this - the domain is running perfectly!

DCDIAG returns no failures.

M.

Hollingside Technologies, Making Technology work for you.

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[mrscary]

Solved the problem. ALthough I don't know why it was a problem -

I removed the certificate services component - and all was well.

I initially installed the component to stop the "Service Ticket Request Failed" security log failures (which it did stop just fine).

Anyway - thanks for your help everyone.

M.

Hollingside Technologies, Making Technology work for you.

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