Unable to prepare for Active Directory restore, (EC=error code)
Reason:
BrightStor ARCserve Backup cannot prepare the Active Directory server for a restore operation.
Action:
To address this error, perform the following:
Verify that the machine booted into Directory Service Restore mode and retry the restore operation.
Ensure that the user performing the restore job has Administrator privileges.
Ensure that the data you want to restore has not expired. By default, any data more than 60 days old is considered to be expired. To force the restore of expired data, create a DWORD type registry key called ForceADRestore with a value of 1 under the following registry key: