"Active Directory Installation Failed" Error Message When You Try to Demote or to Promote a Domain Controller

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to demote or to promote a domain controller, you may receive the following error message:

Active Directory Installation Failed
The remote attempt at server Server_Name to remote server CN=Server_Name,CN=Servers,CN=Your_Site_Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Your_Domain, DC=Domain from the enterprise failed.
"The security descriptor structure is invalid."

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.

Hotfix Replacement Information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File Information

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

 Date       Time   Version         Size      File name
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11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748   124,688    Adsldp.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748   132,368    Adsldpc.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6748    63,760    Adsmsext.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6743   381,200    Advapi32.dll 
06-Jun-2003 20:53 5.0.2195.6753    69,392    Browser.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6680   134,928    Dnsapi.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6663    92,432    Dnsrslvr.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6753    47,376    Eventlog.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6747   148,240    Kdcsvc.dll 
20-May-2003 19:49 5.0.2195.6747   205,072    Kerberos.dll 
26-Mar-2003 22:37 5.0.2195.6695    71,888    Ksecdd.sys 
28-May-2003 21:39 5.0.2195.6749   509,712    Lsasrv.dll 
28-May-2003 21:39 5.0.2195.6749    33,552    Lsass.exe 
05-Apr-2003 01:12 5.0.2195.6680   117,520    Msv1_0.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6601   311,568    Netapi32.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6695   371,984    Netlogon.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6697 1,040,144    Ntdsa.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6742   392,464    Samsrv.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6737   131,344    Scecli.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6737   306,448    Scesrv.dll 
30-May-2003 00:22 5.0.2195.6748 4,576,256    Sp3res.dll 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6601    51,472    W32time.dll 
16-Aug-2002 14:32 5.0.2195.6601    57,104    W32tm.exe 
11-Jun-2003 20:40 5.0.2195.6741   126,224    Wldap32.dll

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816915/EN-US/ ) New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

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