Article ID: 305321
Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
This article was previously published under Q305321
SYMPTOMS
When you try to delete a container (that may or may not contain objects) in Active Directory, the operation may not be successful and you may receive the following error message:
This may occur whether you try to delete the container programmatically or by using Adsiedit. Adsiedit is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) tool that you can use to edit Active Directory objects
You may receive this error message even if there are no visible objects in the container that you want to delete.
CAUSE
When Active Directory objects are deleted, a check is performed to determine if any child objects exist. The operation to deal with these child objects does not work if any of the child objects are phantoms (and therefore not visible).
For more information about phantom objects in Active Directory, see the Distributed Systems Guide in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit.
RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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08-Oct-2001 20:34:36 5.0.2195.4472 123,664 Adsldp.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:30 5.0.2195.4308 130,832 Adsldpc.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:36 5.0.2195.4016 62,736 Adsmsext.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:28 5.0.2195.4384 364,816 Advapi32.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:30 5.0.2195.4141 133,904 Dnsapi.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:30 5.0.2195.4379 91,408 Dnsrslvr.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:45:36 5.0.2195.4411 529,168 Instlsa5.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:38 5.0.2195.4437 145,680 Kdcsvc.dll
04-Oct-2001 21:00:18 5.0.2195.4471 199,440 Kerberos.dll
04-Sep-2001 09:32:54 5.0.2195.4276 71,024 Ksecdd.sys
27-Sep-2001 15:58:44 5.0.2195.4411 511,248 Lsasrv.dll
06-Sep-2001 18:31:38 5.0.2195.4301 33,552 Lsass.exe
27-Sep-2001 15:59:06 5.0.2195.4285 114,448 Msv1_0.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:38 5.0.2195.4153 312,080 Netapi32.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:32 5.0.2195.4357 370,448 Netlogon.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:36 5.0.2195.4464 912,656 Ntdsa.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:32 5.0.2195.4433 387,856 Samsrv.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:32 5.0.2195.4117 111,376 Scecli.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:30 5.0.2195.4476 299,792 Scesrv.dll
08-Oct-2001 20:34:30 5.0.2195.4025 50,960 W32time.dll
01-Aug-2001 21:44:16 5.0.2195.4025 56,592 W32tm.exe
08-Oct-2001 20:34:30 5.0.2195.4433 125,712 Wldap32.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot
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