DOCUMENT:Q196043 23-APR-1999 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: Directory Service Stops When Upgrading to 5.5 or 5.5 SP1 PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:WinNT:5.5 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55sp2fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you attempt to upgrade to Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 or apply Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 1, the Directory service may stop unexpectedly after the "Setup is making sure the system is ready for installation" message is displayed on the screen. When this occurs, the last line that appears in the Exchange Server Setup log file may be similar to the following: Interpreting line In addition, events similar to the following may appear in the event log: Event ID: 195 Source: ESE97 Description: MSExchangeDS ((456)) Internal trace: dir.cxx@2041 Event ID: 15 Source: MSExchangeES Description: Error 0x8004011d occurred while trying to run a timer- based agent. CAUSE ===== This problem can occur when the Setup or Update program attempts to stop the directory service while directory replication is being performed and the process used to stop the service times out before directory replication is finished. The Directory service cannot be stopped until directory replication is finished. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Component: Directory Service File Name Version ----------------------- Dsamain.exe 5.5.2404.0 STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55sp2fix Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WinNT:5.5 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= 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 1999.