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Q201265: Troubleshooting Directory Service Manager for NetWare

Article: Q201265
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbnetwork
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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Directory Service Manager for NetWare (DSMN) comes with three utilities that are
useful for troubleshooting: DSMPACK, DSMCHK, and DSMDUMP.

MORE INFORMATION
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NOTE: DSMPACK is installed by default; DSMCHK and DSMDUMP must be manually
expanded from the installation medium.

DSMPACK
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DSMPACK is a utility similar to Jetpack (for WINS) and is used to repair and
compress the DSMN database. This utility can be used if a system crash or power
outage causes unexpected errors or the DSMN Service fails to start. To use it,
follow these steps:

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Change to the DSMN database path (%systemroot%\system32\syncagnt).

3. Stop the DMSN service (for example, by typing "net stop mssync" (without the
  quotation marks)).

4. Type "dsmpack /r" (without the quotation marks) to defragment and repair the
  database.

5. Restart the DSMN service.

Sample output:

  Microsoft (R) DSMN Database Compaction Utility 
  Version 4.0
  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996.  All Rights Reserved.

  Initiating DEFRAGMENTATION mode (with REPAIR option)...

          Database: C:\WINNT40\System32\SyncAgnt\mssync.mdb
         Log files: C:\WINNT40\System32\SyncAgnt
      System files: C:\WINNT40\System32\SyncAgnt
    Temp. Database: C:\WINNT40\System32\SyncAgnt\mssync.tmp
   Backup Database: C:\WINNT40\System32\SyncAgnt\mssync.bkp

                       Repair Status  ( % complete )

            0    10   20   30   40   50   60   70   80   90  100
            |----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
            ...................................................

  Operation completed successfully in 6.28 seconds.

DSMCHK
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DSMCHK can be used to check the synchronization state of a user (for example, in
the logon script). The syntax is:

  Usage: dsmchk -d DomainName -u UserName
               [-n NetWareServerName] [-r Number1:Number2]
         where Number1 : The number of retries
               Number2 : The interval in seconds between the retries

NOTE: Use %USERDOMAIN% and %USERNAME% in a logon script.

For additional information in greater detail about DSMCHK, please see the
following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q154760 How to Use the DSMN Utility to Verify Synchronized Passwords

DSMDUMP
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DSMDUMP dumps the database used by DSMN to the screen. This utility is useful to
verify that all your accounts and groups are replicated correctly. To use it,
follow these steps:

1. Open a command prompt.

2. Change to the DSMN database path (%systemroot%\system32\syncagnt).

3. Stop the DMSN service (for example, by typing "net stop mssync" (without the
  quotation marks)).

4. Type "dsmdump" (without the quotation marks).

5. Restart the DSMN service.

NOTE: If might be useful to redirect dsmdump's output to a file, by typing
something such as "dsmdump >db.txt" (without the quotation marks).

Sample output:

  ---------------------   SERVER TABLE   ---------------------

  ------------------------------------------------------------

  --------------------   ACCOUNT TABLE   ---------------------

  1)   DOMAIN ADMINS
     Rid = 512   Type = Global Group   State = Normal
     Local groups containing this global group = 544
     Propagated to servers = NULL
     LOCAL:      Version = 1

  2)   DOMAIN USERS
     Rid = 513   Type = Global Group   State = Normal
     Local groups containing this global group = NULL
     Propagated to servers = NULL
     LOCAL:      Version = 1

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search kbServicesNetwareSearch kbFPNW351
Version           : winnt:3.51,4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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