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Q172362: Directory Replicator Service Fails to Start with Event 7000

Article: Q172362
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Directory Replicator Service fails to start with the following error message:

  Could not start the Directory Replicator service on <computer_name>
  Error 0005: Access is Denied.

The event viewer records the following event:

  Event ID: 7000
  Source: Service Control Manager
  The Directory Replicator service failed to start due to the following error.
  Access is denied

CAUSE
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The Directory Replicator Service is configured to start under an account other
than the system account, and this particular account does not have at least Read
access to the %SystemRoot%\System32 or the %SystemRoot%\System32\Repl
subdirectories.

RESOLUTION
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Verify that the account has at least Read (R) access to the %SystemRoot%\
System32 and the %SystemRoot%\System32\Repl subdirectories and the files located
therein.

MORE INFORMATION
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For replication to complete successfully, the Replicator group on the import
computer will also need to have at least Change permissions on the
%SystemRoot%\System32\Repl\Import and the %SystemRoot%\...\Import\Scripts
subdirectories.

Additional query words: repl repluser
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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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