did you try netdiag and dcdiag? what about netdiag /fixall? those may help you to see why your forestprep is failing. Quoting SHINE <shineace@xxxxxxxxx>: > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Arief, > > If you are trying to rebuild your Exchange server, then the best option > would be to pick up the settings of the old Exchange server 2003 which is > already there in Active directory. You do not need to run Forestprep and > Domainprep. Try running the setup with the /disasterrecovery switch and the > > installation will pick up the old installation settings from Active > directory and you should be okay rather than making all the schema changes > again by running forestprep and domainprep.In your case make sure that you > are running the installation with an account which has got appropriate > permissions. > > Cheers, > Shine Babu > > On 7/18/05, Arief Kurniawan <ariefk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > I was having a successful exchange 2003 installation once. But suddenly > > LSASS Event ID 5000 comes and restart the server all the time. So I > > decided to reformat this server. > > On the second chance from a clean Windows Server 2003, I am trying to > > rebuild Exchange Server 2003. But everytime I run setup /forestprep it > > fails with comment : > > "The component "Microsoft Exchange Forest Preparation" cannot be assigned > > the action "Forestprep" because to install the first Exchange server in a > > domain, or to run setup in "/ForestPrep" mode, you must be an Exchange > > Full Administrator at the organization level. You must use an account > that > > has been granted the Full Exchange Administrator role on the Exchange > > organization using the Exchange Administrative Delegation Wizard". > Surfing > > to MSKB found Article 830186. But I cannot find > > CN={335A1087-5131-4D45-BE3E-3C6C7F76F5EC} container in my ADSI Edit. > > Anyone have clues ? > > > > Thanks In Advance, > > > > Arief K > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: > > shineace@xxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe visit > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: > exchange@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe visit > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -------------------------------------------------------- http://www.netdigix.com