SA wont start, only stay "starting"

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Our exchange server services stops. and the SA services stays "starting" for
a very long time. event logs that might help posted below:

Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.




-----DNS Event log--------------------------------------
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: DNS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4013
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:07:28 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
The DNS server was unable to open the Active Directory. This DNS server is
configured to use directory service information and can not operate without
access to the directory. The DNS server will wait for the directory to
start. If the DNS server is started but the appropriate event has not been
logged, then the DNS server is still waiting for the directory to start.
Data:
0000: f5 25 00 00 õ%..



-----Application Event log--------------------------------------
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeMU
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1002
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Metabase Update agent failed to start. Error code is 80040a01.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 9004
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
The Metabase Update service failed to start, error '80040a01'.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1005
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Unexpected error An unknown error has occurred. ID no: 80040a01 Microsoft
Exchange System Attendant occurred.

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Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1004
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Microsoft Exchange System Attendant failed to start.

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Event Type: Information
Event Source: MSExchangeDSAccess
Event Category: General
Event ID: 2078
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:44 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Process MAD.EXE (PID=1844). DSAccess is shutting down.

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Event Type: Warning
Event Source: POP3SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1036
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
An error occurred while starting the Microsoft Exchange POP3 Service: server
instance number 1 failed to start with error 0x80040a01.

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Data:
0000: 6e 01 51 00 n.Q.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: POP3SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1033
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:14:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Microsoft Exchange POP3 Service (Build 6.0.6249.0) has started.

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: 9b 02 49 00 ?.I.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: IMAP4SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1036
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:15:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
An error occurred while starting the Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 Service:
server instance number 1 failed to start with error 0x80040a01.

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: 78 01 2d 00 x.-.


Event Type: Information
Event Source: IMAP4SVC
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1033
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:15:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 Service (Build 6.0.6249.0) has started.

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
Data:
0000: aa 02 30 00 ª.0.


Event Type: Warning
Event Source: WinMgmt
Event Category: None
Event ID: 61
Date: 10/3/2006
Time: 10:16:46 PM
User: N/A
Computer: MORPHEUS
Description:
WMI ADAP was unable to process the RemoteAccess performance library due to a
time violation in the open function





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