Try rebuilding the box and doing an online restore of all except the dir. Then use the DS/IS consistency adjuster to rebuild the dir (Advanced tab in server's properties). I'm pretty sure the E55 DR whitepaper discusses this.
-----Original Message----- From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:bmellott@;SND.com] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:31 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM I was logging in with the domain administrator account. Background: Ghosted server from one machine to another. From IDE drive machine to scsi raid. Had to Run W2K svr cd cause Boot Inaccess....... W2K svr. Added machine back into domain. Got Exchange error Unload exchange admin, regclean, reload exchange admin, run sp4, run Q289606. still get exchange error. No Had not tried RPCping yet. Looked at archives - NO results returned..blank page. I do not remember this topic on the list (IF you can tell me when I look back over my last 1 1/2 worth of list) MS Technet - NG It worked fine on the original server. I know it has something to do with having to reload w2k kind'a to get the scsi drive to loadup right. But why it would not comm..after reloading has got me puzzled. bill -----Original Message----- From: Andy David [mailto:davida@;vss.com] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 7:59 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM What account have you logged into the workstation with? Does it have SA rights? -----Original Message----- From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:bmellott@;SND.com] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 6:20 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM has anyone seen this error DS_E_COMMUNICATIONS_PROBLEM from trying to run exchange admin exchange 55sp4 admin loaded on machine (which was ghosted/cloned) reloaded admin + sp4 + Q289606 still get error any clues? No luck for me on MS technet thanks bill _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange@;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
