2008/09/17

Issue: Unable to complete the operation on "File Replication Service"

CURRENT CONFIGURATION: Windows Server 2003 SP3 +Fixes, Domain Controller

OBJECTIVE: View "File Replication Service" event log in Event Viewer.

ISSUE: When you clicked on "File Replication Service" in Event Viewer you get Unable to complete the operation on "File Replication Service". The security descriptor structure is invalid.
In Application Event log you have warnings with Event ID: 3007 and description "Error opening event log file File Replication Service. Log will not be processed. Return code from OpenEventLog is 1338."

SOLUTION:
backup Registry [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\File Replication Service]
Open Registry on a Domain Controller with working "File Replication Service" Event log. Open [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\File Replication Service]. Copy value of "CustomSD" to clipboard.
Open Registry on the server with "File Replication Service" Event log view issue. Open [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\File Replication Service]. Paste clipboard to value of "CustomSD".
Check "File Replication Service" in Event Viewer.

TAGS: windows server,
File Replication Service, Event Viewer

2 комментария:

Анонимный комментирует...

Spot on, thank you.

Анонимный комментирует...

This fix worked perfectly for me. Thanks.