Why does my 2003 DC hang on "Windows is shutting down" on reboot - Exchange errors in logs
When I reboot my Windows Server 2003 domain controller, it never reboots properly, always hanging on the "Windows is shutting down" screen indefinitely. I have to press and hold the power button for the PC to go off.
Looking at the logs there are always a spate of Exchange Server related errors and warnings after shutdown has been initiated. Now, I don't know whether these are normal - due to the fact that the PC is shutting down and that some services are stopping ahead of others - or if these errors are actually causing the PC to not to close properly.
See below the first few errors and warning that are produced - there were many more but too many to list - they were all mainly concerned with the Directory Service and LDAP.
Any ideas if these are errors that could contribute to the DC not shutting down properly?
Looking at the logs there are always a spate of Exchange Server related errors and warnings after shutdown has been initiated. Now, I don't know whether these are normal - due to the fact that the PC is shutting down and that some services are stopping ahead of others - or if these errors are actually causing the PC to not to close properly.
See below the first few errors and warning that are produced - there were many more but too many to list - they were all mainly concerned with the Directory Service and LDAP.
Any ideas if these are errors that could contribute to the DC not shutting down properly?
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeAL
Event Category: LDAP Operations
Event ID: 8033
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
LDAP search result on directory gweinydd.gellioer.lleol for entry '' was unsuccessful with error:[0x52] Local Error.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeAL
Event Category: LDAP Operations
Event ID: 8026
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
LDAP Bind was unsuccessful on directory gweinydd.gellioer.lleol for distinguished name ''. Directory returned error:[0x34] Unavailable.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2115
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process STORE.EXE (PID=3332). DSAccess needs to close a connection to the Domain Controller gweinydd.gellioer.lleol due to error 0x80040952.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2115
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process MAD.EXE (PID=2376). DSAccess needs to close a connection to the Domain Controller gweinydd.gellioer.lleol due to error 0x80040952.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2115
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process INETINFO.EXE (PID=1920). DSAccess needs to close a connection to the Domain Controller gweinydd.gellioer.lleol due to error 0x80040952.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2110
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process STORE.EXE (PID=3332). Could not bind to DS server gweinydd.gellioer.lleol, error 51 at port 389.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2110
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process MAD.EXE (PID=2376). Could not bind to DS server gweinydd.gellioer.lleol, error 34 at port 389.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2110
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process INETINFO.EXE (PID=1920). Could not bind to DS server gweinydd.gellioer.lleol, error 51 at port 389.
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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: LDAP
Event ID: 2115
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process STORE.EXE (PID=3332). DSAccess needs to close a connection to the Domain Controller gweinydd.gellioer.lleol due to error 0x80040951.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: Topology
Event ID: 2102
Date: 15/06/2009
Time: 21:36:58
User: N/A
Computer: GWEINYDD
Description:
Process STORE.EXE (PID=3332). All Domain Controller Servers in use are not responding:
gweinydd.gellioer.lleol
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Ah yes - great. I'll compile a batch file from the info on the link and use that to restart the server from now on.
I might not get a chance to try this out for a couple of days - need to pick the right time for the server to be down. But I will update this thread when this happens.
Thanks.
I might not get a chance to try this out for a couple of days - need to pick the right time for the server to be down. But I will update this thread when this happens.
Thanks.
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if you find stopping information store does not fix you can shutdown all exchange services prior to shutting down server. in the past I have used a batch file with net stop commands to stop all exchange services and then initiate shutdown. the reason the shutting down gets stuck is because the active directory is shut down before exchange has a chance to shutdown, and so causes the exchange services to hang on shutdown. shutting them down manually effectively resolves this by shutting down whilst active directory is up and running.