On a Windows 2000, SP4 domain controller two messages are posted to the
application log every 5 minutes (for the past 3 weeks). Other than the log
messages, there is no other apparent impact of the problem.

The first message is an error message:
Type: Error
Source: ESENT
Category: Logging/Recovery
Event ID: 454
Description:
services (300) Database recovery/restore failed with unexpected error -515.

This is followed by a warning message:
Type: Warning
Source: SceCli
Category: None
Event ID: 1202
Description:
Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error has
occurred.
For best results in resolving this event, log on with a non-administrative
account and search http://support.microsoft.com for "Troubleshooting Event
1202s".

The apparent closest KB article that I can find is 278316. However, the
error sequence in that case consists of 4 messages, and the error code for
the 454 event in that case is -530 rather than -515.

Are my symptoms close enough to KB 278316 to consider it a match?

Thanks for your advice,

Ken

I can't say that I had to ever troubleshoot that myself but usually you can
find helpful information at http://www.eventid.net such as below for Event
ID 454.

http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=454&eventno=839&source=ESENT&phase=1

The link below may also be helpful as you may have a corrupt secedit.sdb on
that server and can use esentutl to check for that.

Steve

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/d02a74a5-c4b9-4950-884c-f506810c5cc01033.mspx?mfr=true


"Ken Reeder" <Ken Reeder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9A6460FF-CE4B-49F5-8EC3-26F4764B1A35@microsoft.com...
> On a Windows 2000, SP4 domain controller two messages are posted to the
> application log every 5 minutes (for the past 3 weeks). Other than the
> log
> messages, there is no other apparent impact of the problem.
>
> The first message is an error message:
> Type: Error
> Source: ESENT
> Category: Logging/Recovery
> Event ID: 454
> Description:
> services (300) Database recovery/restore failed with unexpected
> error -515.
>
> This is followed by a warning message:
> Type: Warning
> Source: SceCli
> Category: None
> Event ID: 1202
> Description:
> Security policies are propagated with warning. 0x4b8 : An extended error
> has
> occurred.
> For best results in resolving this event, log on with a non-administrative
> account and search http://support.microsoft.com for "Troubleshooting Event
> 1202s".
>
> The apparent closest KB article that I can find is 278316. However, the
> error sequence in that case consists of 4 messages, and the error code for
> the 454 event in that case is -530 rather than -515.
>
> Are my symptoms close enough to KB 278316 to consider it a match?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> Ken