Microsoft KB Archive/274196

= SETUP /FORESTPREP Command Does Not Work with Error Message &quot;You Do Not Have Permission to Update the Active Directory Schema&quot; =

Article ID: 274196

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q274196



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to run the setup /forestprep command on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Setup may not work and you may receive the following error message:

Prerequisites for Microsoft Exchange Domain Preparation failed:

The component &quot;Microsoft Exchange Forest Preparation&quot; cannot be assigned the action &quot;Install&quot; because:

- Either you do not have permission to update the Active Directory schema or Active Directory service is currently too busy.

You receive this error message even though you do have the proper permissions to update the schema.

The Exchange 2000 Setup.log file may contain entries that are similar to the following example:

[22:49:00] Entering ScGetSchemaVersion

[22:49:00] About to create the dob for object

/dc=com/dc=domain/cn=Configuration/cn=Schema/cn=ms-Exch-Schema-Version-Pt

[22:49:00] Leaving ScGetSchemaVersion

[22:49:19] fNeedToUpdateRegistry

(K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\exmisc.cxx:2224)

Error code 0XC0070035 (53): The network path was not found.

[22:49:38] ScSetSchemaUpdateKey

(K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\exmisc.cxx:1554)

Error code 0XC0070035 (53): The network path was not found.

[22:49:38] ScImportActiveDSSchemaChanges

(K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\exmisc.cxx:1366)

Error code 0XC0070035 (53): The network path was not found.

[22:49:38] ScCanUserUpgradeSchema

(K:\admin\src\libs\exsetup\exmisc.cxx:1593)

Error code 0XC0070035 (53): The network path was not found.

The important information in these entries is the &quot;The network path was not found&quot; error message.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if the Remote Registry service is not running. To install correctly, Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 must have remote access to the registry, even though Exchange is being installed locally.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, start the Windows 2000 Server Remote Registry service.



MORE INFORMATION
The symptoms in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article are also displayed when you attempt to install Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 on a computer that is running Windows 2000 Server when the Remote Registry service is stopped. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

247407 XADM: Error Message Installing Exchange Server on a Computer Running Windows 2000 Server

Additional query words: reviewdocid x2kmrp exch2kp2w XADM

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB274196

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