Re: Duplicate objects during migration..

From: jim (jim_at_NOSPAM.com)
Date: 03/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:49:39 -0500

It's on its way. And thanks!!

jim

"Dave Howe [MSFT]" <daveh@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:p3k060hgi2cm7p1ul93t6k6tej1c3tibg0@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:37:34 -0500, "jim" <jim@NOSPAM.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi. We're halfway through a multi-site Ex5.5 to Ex2K migration. Our
system
> >is to go site-by-site with a temporary Ex5.5 server which is added to the
> >existing 5.5 site. All the mailboxes are moved to this temporary 5.5
server
> >while the original Ex5.5 server is completely rebuilt with Win2K and
Ex2K.
> >The mailboxes are then migrated back to the Ex2K server and the temporary
> >server is subsequently removed from the site (following all of
Microsoft's
> >guidelines along the way, of course).
> >
> >Only one site in the Org has direct Internet access and this has become
our
> >Email gateway site to the outside world. That is, all external email
flows
> >back and forth through this site on its way to internal or external
> >addresses. We've retained a single 5.5 server in this site for the
benefit
> >of the remaining 5.5 servers in the 'yet to be migrated' sites. It acts
as
> >the bridgehead, the AD Connector server, and our primary mail exchanger
for
> >our external MX records.
> >
> >The problem came with the last site we migrated. Two addresses and one
DL
> >are showing up twice on this bridgehead server (in its 5.5 admin
utility),
> >but only once in AD. The result is that the addresses can only receive
> >internal email. Email sent to these two users from the outside world is
> >bounced and the sender receives this error message: "A configuration
error
> >in the recipient's e-mail system prevented delivery of this message. Two
> >recipients are configured with the same e-mail address." Anyone who
sends
> >to the DL (internal or external) gets the following bounce message: "A
> >configuration error in the e-mail system caused the message to bounce
> >between two servers or to be forwarded between two recipients."
> >
> >I've tried manually replicating, but there seems to be no way to remove
> >these entries from the Ex5.5 server. I've already taken the temporary
> >server from the site offline, so i can't address it through there. Any
> >thoughts on how i can eliminate these extra object from the 5.5 world??
> >
> >Thanks!
> >jim
> >
> >
>
> I'd like to see Admin Dumps (for Exchange 5.5) and LDP Dumps (for
> Active Directory) for each of these objects, if you don't mind, a
> total of three dumps. Here are the instructions for how to do that:
>
> 199412 XGEN: Administrator Program Dump Files (Admindmp.txt)
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=199412
>
> To use LDP to dump attributes of an Active Directory object:
>
> 1) Install the Windows 2000 Support Tools on any Windows 2000 server.
> The setup.exe file can be found within the support folder on the
> Windows 2000 CD.
> 2) Click Start > Programs > Windows 2000 Support Tools > Tools >
> Active Directory Administration Tool
> 3) After LDP is loaded, click Connection > Connect and enter the name
> of one of your domain controllers and port 389. Leave the
> Connectionless checkbox empty. Click OK.
> 4) Next, click Connection > Bind, then enter the credentials for
> either a domain admin or enterprise admin account, leave the domain
> box checkmarked, then click OK.
> 5) Click View > Tree and leave the Base DN blank empty. Click OK.
> 6) You should now see the Active Directory container hierarchy in the
> left window pane. Drill down to the Users container (or
> Organizational Unit) that holds the account that you wish to dump.
> 7) Locate the user object, highlight it, then click Connection > New.
> This will clear the contents of the right window pane.
> 8) Double-click on the account you wish to dump.
> 9) Click Connection > Save As and enter a file name for your dump
> file.
>
> If you want, you can forward them directly to me in email at
> daveh@microsoft.com and I'll try to figure out what's going on.
>
>
> ---
>
> Dave Howe
> Microsoft PSS
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.



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