I have three samba 4.1.6 servers, all three are domain controllers. A, B , C, where A is has the FSMO role. I am getting the following error: [2015/02/02 11:49:42.359246, 0] ../source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/repl_meta_data.c:3664(replmd_op_possible_c onflict_callback) ../source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/repl_meta_data.c:3664: Unable to find replPropertyMetaData for conflicting record 'CN=ypServ30,CN=RpcServices,CN=System,DC=corp,DC=mydomain,DC=com' [2015/02/02 11:49:42.359542, 0] ../source4/dsdb/repl/replicated_objects.c:783(dsdb_replicated_objects_commit ) Failed to apply records: Entry CN=ypServ30,CN=RpcServices,CN=System,DC=corp,DC=mydomain,DC=com already exists: Entry already exists [2015/02/02 11:49:42.361528, 0] ../source4/dsdb/repl/drepl_out_helpers.c:725(dreplsrv_op_pull_source_apply_c hanges_trigger) Failed to commit objects: WERR_GENERAL_FAILURE/NT_STATUS_INVALID_NETWORK_RESPONSE If I use adsiedit I can navigate to the RpcServices container on server B and C, but server A gives me an operations failed error 0x80072020, which after research has led me to believe that it is a permissions error. If I try to search for the GUID of the RpcServices object by GUID using ldp.exe I get this error. ***Searching... ldap_search_s(ld, "<GUID=5c62034b-a978-4d75-8102-e8c94f0eb780>", 2, "(objectclass=*)", attrList, 0, &msg) Error: Search: Operations Error. <1> Server error: acl_read: cannot get descriptor of CN=bynumber,CN=rpc,CN=ypServ30,CN=RpcServices,CN=System,DC=CORP,DC=MYDOMAIN, DC=COM: insufficient access rights Result <1>: acl_read: cannot get descriptor of CN=bynumber,CN=rpc,CN=ypServ30,CN=RpcServices,CN=System,DC=CORP,DC=MYDOMAIN, DC=COM: insufficient access rights Getting 0 entries: It works fine on B and C again but not on A. It appears to me that the permissions on the directory records on A are corrupted. I can access any of these DN's using ldbsearch or ldbedit just fine, although and I am assuming the these tools bypass the permissions check. If I try to add read permissions for my user to the RpcServices DN on server B and C it allows me to do so with no problems. If I try it on server A I get 'Unable to save permission changes on RpcServices, an operations error occurred.' Is there a way to clean this up by resetting the permissions, or copying the records from one of the working servers to the corrupted one? Or last resort, I suppose that I could seize the fsmo role say to B, demote and delete A then rebuild it.