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SBS2003: Cant add user/reset password

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by 621flatbed

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I have a SBS 2003 Standard server which just had a hard drive fail in the RAID array which somehow needed a Windows repair to boot up. I couldn't get into safe mode after waiting over 40 minutes. I went into safe mode and disabled every Exchange service as I no longer need it, we use a different server now.

Now, one of my ~9 users can no longer login. WINS isn't starting up because 'the specified file no longer exists.' I can't reset her password - same error. I can't add a new user - it says 'error - contact administrator.' I've tried upping the RID registry entry to 50 which was defaulted to 0. I ran dcdiag and found that the services failed, caused by ismserv. I started the ismserv service and set it to automatic. It now passes but I also get the following error:

Starting test: systemlog
* The System Event log test
An Error Event occured. EventID: 0xC0001B58
Time Generated: 08/22/2005 12:48:42
(Event String could not be retrieved)
......................... failed test systemlog

This is the DC with no other servers on this network. It's the DHCP and DNS server.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

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by adembo

Pretty obvious answer, but you already ran chkdsk /f to fix any disk errors?

by 621flatbed

Yes, I already ran chkdsk but thank you. I just got back the server back to the office. I am going to format it and reinstall. It doesn't have much configuration needed so this is probably for the best.

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