Error: 'The ADSI data type cannot be converted to or from a native directory service data type. (Er (NETIQKB43260)

  • 7743260
  • 02-Feb-2007
  • 21-Nov-2007

Resolution

fact
Domain Migration Administrator 7.x

symptom
Error: 'The ADSI data type cannot be converted to or from a native directory service data type.  (Error code=8000500c, domain=domainName)'.

symptom
Error code 8000500c occurs when creating a project.

cause
Error returned by Microsoft's Active Directory Users and Computers: 'Windows cannot connect to the new domain because: the clocks on the client and server machines are skewed'.

fix
To address this issue, synchronize the clocks on the Domain Migration Administrator (DMA) console, the source domain controllers, and the target domain controllers.

Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB43260