Microsoft KB Archive/303659

= Active Directory Migration Tool Does Not Connect to Destination Domain =

PSS ID Number: 303659

Article Last Modified on 4/29/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q303659



SYMPTOMS
When you try to connect to your destination domain by using the Windows 2000 Active Directory Migration Tool, you cannot connect. An error message similar to the following is recorded in the Active Directory Migration Tool log:

2001-06-21 17:59:47-E20251: Failed to connect to  server. Please try running this operation again to connect to a different DC. The remote system refused the network connection.

2001-06-21 17:59:47-E26126: Failed to move object CN=, hr=8007214c The DSA operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup failure. 2001-06-21 17:59:48-Operation completed.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the domain name does not contain a valid domain suffix.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use the Movetree.exe utility to migrate the directory information.

For additional information about how to use Movetree.exe to move directory information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

238394 How to Use the MoveTree Utility to Move Objects Between Domains in a Single Forest



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Active Directory Migration Tool version 1.0. This problem was corrected in Active Directory Migration Tool version 2.0 that is included with Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Additional query words: ADMT target domain

Keywords: kbprb w2000migrate KB303659

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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