Implementing a new Exchange 2003 on a 2003 server, within a 2000 AD and Exchange envrionment. To avoid the mangled non-RFC compliant Exchange InetOrgPerson stuff, I ran Exchange 2003 forest prep on the Exchange 2000 server, which was successful. However, Exchange 2003 domain prep on the same server failed with the following error message: [18:14:14] Entering CAtomDomainCT::ScInitializeExchangeAtomWithCtxInfo [18:14:14] Leaving CAtomDomainCT::ScInitializeExchangeAtomWithCtxInfo [18:14:14] Entering CAtomPermissions::ScInitializeExchangeAtomWithCtxInfo [18:14:14] Leaving CAtomPermissions::ScInitializeExchangeAtomWithCtxInfo [18:14:14] Entering CCompDomainPrep::ScSetup [18:14:14] Entering CBaseComponent::ScSetup [18:14:14] Beginning DomainPrep of Microsoft Exchange Domain Preparation component -- ID:62208 -- [18:14:14] Entering CBaseComponent::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseComponent::ScPrepareForFileCopy [18:14:14] Entering CBaseComponent::ScAddFilesToQueue [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScAddFilesToQueue [18:14:14] Preparing to copy files for Domain-level containers [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScAddFilesToQueue [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScAddFilesToQueue [18:14:14] Preparing to copy files for Domain-level permissions [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScAddFilesToQueue [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseComponent::ScAddFilesToQueue [18:14:14] Beginning DomainPrep of Domain-level containers sub-component [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [18:14:14] Removing registry entries for Domain-level containers [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [18:14:14] Removing Active Directory objects for Domain-level containers [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemoveShortcuts [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemoveShortcuts [18:14:14] Removing IIS Metabase objects for Domain-level containers [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScDeleteAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScDeleteAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level containers)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CAtomDomainCT::ScAddDSObjects [18:14:14] Creating Active Directory objects for Domain-level containers [18:14:14] Creating Proxy Object container [18:14:14] Entering ScCreateDomainProxyCT [18:14:14] Checking for existing system proxy container [18:14:14] Container exists; checking object class [18:14:14] Container has right object class [18:14:14] Creating/refreshing system proxy container [18:14:14] Leaving ScCreateDomainProxyCT [18:14:14] Leaving CAtomDomainCT::ScAddDSObjects [18:14:14] Completed DomainPrep of Domain-level containers sub-component [18:14:14] Beginning DomainPrep of Domain-level permissions sub-component [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScStopAtomServices [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [18:14:14] Removing registry entries for Domain-level permissions [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemoveRegistryKeys [18:14:14] Removing Active Directory objects for Domain-level permissions [18:14:14] Entering CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemoveShortcuts [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemoveShortcuts [18:14:14] Removing IIS Metabase objects for Domain-level permissions [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScDeleteAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScDeleteAtomServices [18:14:14] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Domain-level permissions)::ScRemove [18:14:14] Entering CAtomPermissions::ScAddDSObjects [18:14:14] Creating Active Directory objects for Domain-level permissions [18:14:14] Creating Exchange groups in the current domain [18:14:14] Entering ScCreateExchangeServerGroups [18:14:14] Creating server groups [18:14:14] SID to group 'Exchange Enterprise Servers' on DC '\\exch2' CSecurity::ScAddAccountToGroup (f:\titanium\admin\src\libs\logic\security.cxx:2449) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:14] 'Exchange Domain Servers' to group 'Exchange Enterprise Servers' on DC '\\exch2' CSecurity::ScAddAccountToGroup (f:\titanium\admin\src\libs\logic\security.cxx:2417) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:14] ScCreateExchangeServerGroups (f:\titanium\admin\src\libs\exsetup\dsmisc.cxx:430) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:14] Leaving ScCreateExchangeServerGroups [18:14:14] CAtomPermissions::ScAddDSObjects (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\domprep\a_permissions.cxx:150) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:14] Leaving CAtomPermissions::ScAddDSObjects [18:14:14] mode = 'DomainPrep' (61966) CBaseAtom::ScSetup (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:842) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:17] >>>>>>>>>> Setup encountered a fatal error during Microsoft Exchange Domain Preparation of DomainPrep component task. -- ID:62237 -- CBaseComponent::ScSetup (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\basecomp.cxx:1401) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:17] Entering ScQueueWatsonErrorReport [18:14:17] Leaving ScQueueWatsonErrorReport [18:14:17] Entering CBaseComponent::SetSubtreeComponentsToFailWithErrorInSetup [18:14:17] Leaving CBaseComponent::SetSubtreeComponentsToFailWithErrorInSetup [18:14:17] CBaseComponent::ScSetup (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\basecomp.cxx:1487) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:17] Leaving CBaseComponent::ScSetup [18:14:17] CCompDomainPrep::ScSetup (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\domprep\compdomprep.cxx:519) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:17] Leaving CCompDomainPrep::ScSetup [18:14:17] CComExchSetupComponent::Install (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\bo\comboifaces.cxx:829) Error code 0XC0070560 (1376): The specified local group does not exist. [18:14:17] Entering ScQueueWatsonErrorReport [18:14:18] Leaving ScQueueWatsonErrorReport [18:14:18] Entering CCompRoot::ScPostSetup [18:14:18] Leaving CCompRoot::ScPostSetup [18:14:23] CComBOIFacesFactory::QueryInterface (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\bo\bofactory.cxx:54) Error code 0X80004002 (16386): No interface. The Exchange server is part of the Exchange Domain Servers, which is a member of the Exchange Enterprise Servers group. Has anyone seen this before? Thanks, ...D