Microsoft KB Archive/267633

= &quot;Modification Error&quot; Message Displayed When Creating Management Agents =

Article ID: 267633

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1

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This article was previously published under Q267633



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a management agent in Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS), you may receive the following error message:

Modification request returns 32.

[Modify error: 18032]

An error message similar to the following text is also generated in the Genlogs file:

DBG_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:22.975 (DS_importtMain) Importt invoked: Fri Jun 30 08:36:20 2000

DBG_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:22.976 (DS_openLogFiles) Mini_Reflector MA []

DBG_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:22.977 (DS_openLogFiles) working on [all objects]

ERR_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:23.037 (DB5_makeDirectoryUnderBase) Failed to make directory: [E:\zoomserv\Data\ds\00000005]

ERR_00 00f5 00/06/30 08:36:23.194 (DS_close) Process exited 14052 at Fri Jun 30 08:36:23 2000



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Fnumber.dat file contains a value that is less than the highest management agent working folder number.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, manually edit the Fnumber.dat file:
 * 1) Open the Zoomserv\Data\Ds folder and look for the largest folder number in the folder (for example, 00000032).
 * 2) In the same folder, look for a file named Fnumber.dat.
 * 3) Open the Fnumber.dat file with any text editor.
 * 4) Change the number to equal the number you found in step 1.
 * 5) Save and close the file.



MORE INFORMATION
The Fnumber.dat file is a text file that contains a numeric value that should reflect the number of management agents that have previously been created. The contents of the file are incremented each time a management agent is created. If the file is restored from a backup or changed improperly to a value that is less than the number of the highest management agent working folder, the error message is displayed.

Additional query words: via zoomit

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