DOCUMENT:Q148678 08-AUG-2001 [winnt] TITLE :How To Synchronize A NetWare Server Using DSMN PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:3.51 4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbnetwork ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= You use Synchronization Manager to add and manage NetWare servers in the Windows NT domain. It is also used to manage other aspects of Directory Service Manager for NetWare (DSMN). This article explains how to properly synchronize NetWare servers in the domain. MORE INFORMATION ================ The NetWare Server column in Synchronization Manager lists the names of the NetWare servers that have been added to the domain for management. The Description column lists the version and type of each server. Next to the server name is the current synchronization status. A light blue check mark indicates that the server is currently synchronized with the domain. A red "X" mark indicates that the server is not synchronized. When you attempt to synchronize the NetWare server with the domain by selecting the following from the NetWare server menu, the status still displays an "X" mark next to the server: - Synchronize selected Server - Fully Synchronize selected server - Synchronize all servers - Fully synchronize all servers To properly synchronize a NetWare server with the domain, do the following: 1. In Control Panel Services, select the DSMN service and click Stop. You can also stop the DSMN service by typing the following at the MS-DOS Command Prompt: "net stop MSSYNC" (without the quotation marks) 2. Copy the following files from an account synchronization backup to the %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\SYNCAGNT directory: MSSYNC.MDB SYSTEM.MDB JET*.LOG *.PAT 3. In Control Panel Services, select the DSMN service and click Start. Close Control Panel Services. 4. In Synchronization Manager, select "Synchronize all servers" from the NetWare server menu. This may take a significant amount of time, depending on the number of NetWare servers to be synchronized and the number of the accounts to be propagated. If you do not have a backup copy of the account synchronization database, you must re-construct your NetWare account information. If you do not have a backup copy of the account synchronization database, do the following: 1. Delete the WINNT_SYNC_AGENT user account from each NetWare server that participates in the domain using the NetWare Administrative tools. 2. Restore the bindery from a backup (if you want the NetWare server bindery to return to its previous state before synchronization). 3. Use Synchronization Manager to add the NetWare server back to the domain. Set a new password for each propagated user. Additional query words: prodnt gsnw Novell ====================================================================== Keywords : kbnetwork Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search Version : 3.51 4.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.