Question

No objects in Active Directory

Asked by: bizdata

My server is Dell PowerEdge Sc1430. I have a SBS 2003 and it hosts the company's Application. This morning, none of the user can connect to internet or run the sever application. I found out that in the DHCP, no server is available (added). DNS can't start and I checked the Active Directory and found out that it has no objects in it i.e users, computers, server etc
I found a backup, and intend to restore the active directory through system state, but i got an error that it cann't be restored while active directory is running. I pressed f8 on reboot but can't enter Directory service restore mode.
Please, I need a guide on how to restore this.

Thanks

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2009-09-15 at 06:17:37ID24732754
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SBS Small Business Server

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Answers

 

by: JEREMYNOPosted on 2009-09-15 at 06:28:35ID: 25334624

You must in F8 typed password witch whose inserted whyile AD whos instaled

 

by: bizdataPosted on 2009-09-15 at 06:56:06ID: 25334885

i pressed f8 but no way to restore mode

 

by: AwinishPosted on 2009-10-02 at 03:49:57ID: 25476609

Please read the post.
ReBoot the server,
Press F8 & select option directory service restore mode.
Enter the username & password
Follow the link below.
Methods are same for windows 2000 as well as 2003.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240363
http://www.jack-of-all-trades.org/?p=94

This link will surely help you.

20120131-EE-VQP-002

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