Microsoft KB Archive/826896

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"SIDHistory Could Not Be Updated Due to a Configuration or Permissions Problem" Error Message When You Use the ADMT Tool

Article ID: 826896

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS

When you use the Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to migrate users, groups, or computers between two Microsoft Windows 2000 domains, or between a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domain and a Windows 2000 domain, the migration is unsuccessful. If you view the Migration.log file, you see error messages that are similar to the following:

2001-11-17 11:59:56-E20583: SID History cannot be updated for username. This operation requires the TcpipClientSupport registry key to be set on corp.contoso.com. rc=6. 2001-11-17 11:59:56-W10669: SIDHistory could not be updated due to a configuration or permissions problem. The Active Directory Migration Tool will not attempt to migrate the remaining objects. 2001-11-17 11:59:56-Operation Aborted.

Note The Migration.log file is stored in the folder where you installed ADMT, typically in the %Program Files%\Active Directory Migration Tool folder.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if the target domain (that you are migrating objects to) cannot resolve the source domain through Domain Name System (DNS).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, correct the DNS resolution problem.

MORE INFORMATION

To add the source domain's DNS records to the target domain's DNS, add a standard secondary forward lookup zone for the source domain in the DNS of the target domain.

Note Microsoft recommends that after you add the DNS records for the source domain, you run the ipconfig /flushdns command on the computer that has the ADMT utility installed before you try to run ADMT again.

For additional information about how to create a new DNS zone in Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

308201 HOW TO: Create a New Zone on a DNS Server in Windows 2000

For additional information about how to use the ADMT utility to migrate users, groups, and computers from one domain to another, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260871 HOW TO: Set Up ADMT for Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Migration

326480 How to Use Active Directory Migration Tool Version 2 to Migrate from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003

For additional information about how to troubleshoot SIDHistory migration in Windows Server 2003 using ADMT, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322970 How to Troubleshoot Inter-Forest sIDHistory Migration with ADMTv2

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