Active Directory could not delete the following column from the database because it is being used by an index?

I'm just curious, I get a a series (75 to be exact) of information
messages in the NTDS event log on a couple of boxes when promoted to
DC that don't occur on the originating DC:

Active Directory could not delete the following column from the
database because it is being used by an index. This column was
previously used by the following attribute, which has been deleted.

Column:
1258
Attribute:
591734

These boxes are R2 while the originating DC, which logs no such
messages, is not. I could not find anything on the MS web site about
this. Are these to be expected?

Run diagnostics against your Active Directory domain.

If you don't have the tools installed, install them from your server install
disk.
d:\support\tools\setup.exe

Run dcdiag, netdiag and repadmin in verbose mode.
-> DCDIAG /V /C /D /E /s:yourdcname > c:\dcdiag.log
-> netdiag.exe /v > c:\netdiag.log (On each dc)
-> repadmin.exe /showrepl dc* /verbose /all /intersite > c:\repl.txt

**Note: Using the /E switch in dcdiag will run diagnostics against ALL dc's
in the forest. If you have significant numbers of DC's this test could
generate significant detail and take a long time. You also want to take
into account slow links to dc's will also add to the testing time.

If you download a gui script I wrote it should be simple to set and run
(DCDiag and NetDiag). It also has the option to run individual tests
without having to learn all the switch options. The details will be output
in notepad text files that pop up automagically.

The script is located in the download section on my website at
http://www.pbbergs.com

Just select both dcdiag and netdiag make sure verbose is set. (Leave the
default settings for dcdiag as set when selected)

When complete search for fail, error and warning messages.



--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT

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"Steve" <steverino.smith@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I'm just curious, I get a a series (75 to be exact) of information
> messages in the NTDS event log on a couple of boxes when promoted to
> DC that don't occur on the originating DC:
>
> Active Directory could not delete the following column from the
> database because it is being used by an index. This column was
> previously used by the following attribute, which has been deleted.
>
> Column:
> 1258
> Attribute:
> 591734
>
> These boxes are R2 while the originating DC, which logs no such
> messages, is not. I could not find anything on the MS web site about
> this. Are these to be expected?
>

None of the diagnotic tools (dcdiag, netdiag, gpotool, repadmin)
report any errors. These events in the NTDS event log are
informational, so I'm not too concerned about them. But I am curious
why they only appear on 2 DC's and not the other?

Reboot the machines. If the errors persist, boot into DSRM and perform an
offline defrag.

--
Paul Williams
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - Directory Services
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