Active Directory Synchronizing problem

S

Sly

Hi,

I hope someone has seen this problem before. I have Project Server 2003
(with SP1) running on Windows 2003 Server Standard and SPS using MSDE 2000
(SP3). I'm trying to synchronize to an Active Directory group called
"Project" and it would fail. Project Server installation is on a machine
that is a domain controller. Below are the two events that appears in the
Event Viewer whenever I try to synchronize. I've uninstall/reinstall WSS,
MSDE, and Project Server several times now and still encountered the
problem. I've even obtained post-SP1 from Microsoft (KB885224) but still no
go. If anyone has any insight, that'd be appreciated! This may/may not be
related to my other problem, which is an inability to send out email
notifications. My next move is to demote this machine to a member server
and see if it'll be happier.

Thanks!
sly

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[Accessing AD group Project failed due to
error -2147467259-FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>
 
K

Keith Y

I had this problem and it was because I didn't do a step for installation.
On the Project Server 2003 Setup screen (the very first one, with a link to
the Readme, Installation Guide, Server Installation, etc.) there is a link
(button, whatever you call it) for Microsoft Windows Sparepoint Services. In
that section there is the Windows Sharepoint Services Configuration Wizard.
Once I ran through the wizard I was able to sync with AD.
 
S

Sly

Hi Keith,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I've done the WSS Configuration Wizard
as part of the installation procedure already. Currently, I've demoted my
server to member server and reinstalled everything again. Still getting the
same failure! I'm starting to think it's something wit the server/OS itself.

sly

Keith Y said:
I had this problem and it was because I didn't do a step for installation.
On the Project Server 2003 Setup screen (the very first one, with a link to
the Readme, Installation Guide, Server Installation, etc.) there is a link
(button, whatever you call it) for Microsoft Windows Sparepoint Services. In
that section there is the Windows Sharepoint Services Configuration Wizard.
Once I ran through the wizard I was able to sync with AD.

Sly said:
Hi,

I hope someone has seen this problem before. I have Project Server 2003
(with SP1) running on Windows 2003 Server Standard and SPS using MSDE 2000
(SP3). I'm trying to synchronize to an Active Directory group called
"Project" and it would fail. Project Server installation is on a machine
that is a domain controller. Below are the two events that appears in the
Event Viewer whenever I try to synchronize. I've uninstall/reinstall WSS,
MSDE, and Project Server several times now and still encountered the
problem. I've even obtained post-SP1 from Microsoft (KB885224) but still no
go. If anyone has any insight, that'd be appreciated! This may/may not be
related to my other problem, which is an inability to send out email
notifications. My next move is to demote this machine to a member server
and see if it'll be happier.

Thanks!
sly

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[Accessing AD group Project failed due to
error -2147467259-FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>
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R

R Parker

You may be having the same problem we are having with AD sync. Active
Directory will sync just fine with the user accounts, but not with the
resource pool. We have contacted MS support. They provided a beta fix which
did not work. I have not seen anything from MS to address the problem yet.
If you can't sync with either the user accounts or the resource pool you may
have a different problem. One thing you need to make sure is that you have
matching groups in AD to go with the groups in Project Server.
Hope that helps.
russ


Sly said:
Hi Keith,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I've done the WSS Configuration Wizard
as part of the installation procedure already. Currently, I've demoted my
server to member server and reinstalled everything again. Still getting the
same failure! I'm starting to think it's something wit the server/OS itself.

sly

Keith Y said:
I had this problem and it was because I didn't do a step for installation.
On the Project Server 2003 Setup screen (the very first one, with a link to
the Readme, Installation Guide, Server Installation, etc.) there is a link
(button, whatever you call it) for Microsoft Windows Sparepoint
Click to expand...
Services.
In
that section there is the Windows Sharepoint Services Configuration Wizard.
Once I ran through the wizard I was able to sync with AD.
Click to expand...
not
be
related to my other problem, which is an inability to send out email
notifications. My next move is to demote this machine to a member server
and see if it'll be happier.

Thanks!
sly

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[Accessing AD group Project failed
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
due
to
error -2147467259-FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
S

Sly

Hi Russ,

I think we have a similiar problem, but I've been focusing on the resource
pool. After several days of hair-pulling, I've discovered something quite
interesting. I had been trying manual updates of the resource pool using
the "Update Now" option under Server Configuration. Out of curiousity, I
tried the "Update every" option and lo and behold, it actually sychronized
to my AD "Project" group! The users contained in the "Project" group now
appear under Resources. So then I decided to try the "Update Now" again and
it failed immediately. Switching it back to "Update every" and messing
around with the synch time, it did synchronize again.

Did you apply the hotfix KB885224 from Microsoft? I'd be very interested in
hearing what you learn from Microsoft? I hope Microsoft can fix this
annoying problem.

sly

R Parker said:
You may be having the same problem we are having with AD sync. Active
Directory will sync just fine with the user accounts, but not with the
resource pool. We have contacted MS support. They provided a beta fix which
did not work. I have not seen anything from MS to address the problem yet.
If you can't sync with either the user accounts or the resource pool you may
have a different problem. One thing you need to make sure is that you have
matching groups in AD to go with the groups in Project Server.
Hope that helps.
russ


Sly said:
Hi Keith,

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I've done the WSS Configuration Wizard
as part of the installation procedure already. Currently, I've demoted my
server to member server and reinstalled everything again. Still getting the
same failure! I'm starting to think it's something wit the server/OS itself.

sly

Keith Y said:
I had this problem and it was because I didn't do a step for installation.
On the Project Server 2003 Setup screen (the very first one, with a
Click to expand...
link
to
the Readme, Installation Guide, Server Installation, etc.) there is a link
(button, whatever you call it) for Microsoft Windows Sparepoint
Click to expand...
Services.
In
that section there is the Windows Sharepoint Services Configuration Wizard.
Once I ran through the wizard I was able to sync with AD.

:

Hi,

I hope someone has seen this problem before. I have Project Server 2003
(with SP1) running on Windows 2003 Server Standard and SPS using
Click to expand...
MSDE
2000
(SP3). I'm trying to synchronize to an Active Directory group called
"Project" and it would fail. Project Server installation is on a machine
that is a domain controller. Below are the two events that appears
Click to expand...
in
the
Event Viewer whenever I try to synchronize. I've
Click to expand...
uninstall/reinstall
WSS,
MSDE, and Project Server several times now and still encountered the
problem. I've even obtained post-SP1 from Microsoft (KB885224) but still no
go. If anyone has any insight, that'd be appreciated! This may/may
Click to expand...
not
be
related to my other problem, which is an inability to send out email
notifications. My next move is to demote this machine to a member server
and see if it'll be happier.

Thanks!
sly

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[Accessing AD group Project failed
Click to expand...
due
to
error -2147467259-FetchGroup: Data provider or other service
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
returned
an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>


Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Project Server Tracing Eventlog Provider
Event Category: None
Event ID: 2
Date: 9/28/2004
Time: 5:03:27 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
Computer: SERVER2
Description:
Component: AD Connector
File: AutoADProcess
Line: -1
Description: <Description><![CDATA[AD Res Pool Sync - Accessing AD Groups
failed : (-2147467259)FetchGroup: Data provider or other service returned an
E_FAIL status.]]></Description>
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
J

Johan Caljé - COI - The Netherlands

What you can check if the field 'description' is filled with some text. We
had the same problem before, and after entering information in the
description, the sync worked...

Kind regards,
Johan Caljé
COI - EPM Partner - The Netherlands
www.coi.nl
 

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