Article ID: 267267
Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q267267
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Ntdsutil tool (Ntdsutil.exe) to try to seize or transfer the Schema Master operations master role, you may receive the following error message:
The Win32 error message that you receive is the 0x2098 error message (insufficient access rights to perform the operation).
Depending on the error message code, this error message may indicate a connection, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), or role transfer error message:
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are logged on with an administrative account that is not in the Schema Administrator group of the Windows 2000 Forest or RootDNSDomain.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, seize the Schema Master operations master role. To do this, verify that you are logged on with an account that is in the Enterprise Administrator group.
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