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  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:20 AMCallum83 Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Hi All,

    We are getting the following error message on our Small Business Server 2003 running Active Directory

    "Windows cannot create the new object because:
    the directory service was unable to allocate a relative identifier"

    This happens when I try to create a new username for the domain.

    I am able to delete or disable users but am unable to create new ones.

    I have already used netdom query fsmo. The results of this command are that the server for all items is the server I am trying to add the user on.

    The same thing happens when I try to create a user without an exchange mailbox.

    We are running exchange server 2003 on the same server.

    Please advise.

    Regards,

    Callum Stanford
     

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