Thanks Richard. Just for the record, I used ntdsutil to transfer the 5 FSMO roles to one of the other DCs. Then the Exchange install ran fine. Steve Richard Dann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Steve, If you use sites in AD it might be worth checking your IP address ranges are set correctly. I had trouble on a dual homed machine which got confused between main and management LANs, some OM functions being at a remote site. regards, Richard Dann -----Original Message----- From: Steve Rollings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 24 September 2001 20:11 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Exchange 2000 setup, failed to contact the schema master Fellow Exchange people, I'm stuck. Single forest, single domain. Three Win2k AD GC servers, two Win2k Exch2k servers (well almost). I am trying to install the second Exch2k server, but setup halts with: "The component "Microsoft Exchange Messaging and Collaboration Services" cannot be assigned the action "Install" because: - Setup is unable to access the Windows 2000 Active Directory - Failed to contact the Schema Master server for this Active Directory forest. The first Exch2k server installed fine, and is running like a dream. I've done a little research, which suggested I might have a bad DNS setup. Checked, and it's fine. Nslookup works just as I would have expected. It's not Q264001, nor is it Q258967. So I was wondering if anyone else out there had seen this issue before, and maybe resolved it... Regards, Steve _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nextra is the trading name of CIX (Compulink Information Exchange), Norsk Data and XTML, all of whom are part of the Nextra Group. Nextra, a division of international telecoms organisation Telenor, is a leading European Communications Service Provider. For information on products and services click on www.nextra.co.uk. With the exclusion of purchase orders/requests with reference to repair quotations the views, information and opinion contained in this e-mail are that of the author. Where it is intended to place reliance upon any statement made, then a formal confirmation should be requested. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
