Re: Schema Question

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From: Chriss3 [MVP] (noSpamHere_at_chrisse.se)
Date: 09/09/04


Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 23:04:48 +0200

Jeff,

any "free" numbers I think, I'm not 100% sure :)

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Christoffer Andersson
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"Jeff Gamet" <JeffGamet@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet 
news:070F6FBC-774B-431F-AE70-F1C7DDF453A6@microsoft.com...
> Yea me too been searching for days for this.
>
> Can I just pick any numbers???
>
> Thank you soo much for your help you've been a lifesaver
>
> "Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Jeff, I'm glad you found it :)
>>
>> Do you know how Link Pair works? the Forward Link is alwasy a none zero
>> postive number, and the back link is the next coming number
>>
>> Here we have the link Pair.
>> ms-Exch-Address-List-Service-Link  1016
>> ms-Exch-Address-List-Service-BL    1017
>>
>> When you change the linkIDs for the 3Dparty app you need to keep this in
>> mind.
>> -- 
>> Regards
>> Christoffer Andersson
>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>
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>>
>> "Jeff Gamet" <JeffGamet@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
>> news:E7CD44E4-0D58-423E-92D4-EAEBD629BFB1@microsoft.com...
>> > Chris,
>> >
>> > Ok I found the application and it's a third party app that was 
>> > installed
>> > that we use.  How critical are these IDs and can you change them??? 
>> > I'd
>> > like
>> > to pick a new range of 8 numbers for this 3rd party app to use if 
>> > possible
>> > that won't interfere with future installs.
>> >
>> > "Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello Jeff
>> >> I'm not sure why the LinkID exists, if you check the Exchange Setup 
>> >> log
>> >> file
>> >> what dose it say? dose it ever give you the duplicated link ID?
>> >>
>> >> You may have prepared the schema before for exchange 2003?
>> >>
>> >> You can run the follow command:
>> >> dsquery * cn=schema,cn=configuration,<ForestRootDN> -scope
>> >> onelevel -filter
>> >> "(&(objectcategory=attributeSchema)(linkid=*))" -attr cn linkID
>> >>
>> >> To display all linked attributes in AD and the LinkIDs
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Regards
>> >> Christoffer Andersson
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>> >>
>> >> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
>> >> ------------------------------------------------
>> >> http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
>> >>
>> >> "Jeff Gamet" <JeffGamet@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet
>> >> news:8B1C168F-9064-4304-ADFA-05FAD7C50C10@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am trying to install Exchange 2003 and I am at the step where the
>> >> >setup
>> >> > program extends the schema but I am receiving an error message.  It 
>> >> > is
>> >> > telling me that there is "an attribute with the same link identifier
>> >> > already
>> >> > exists".  I am a rookie on all accounts when it comes to the 
>> >> > internal
>> >> > workings of AD and the Schema so I'm not sure how huge or how minute
>> >> > this
>> >> > error message is, but I know it's bad enough to halt the extending 
>> >> > of
>> >> > the
>> >> > schema.  Can someone point me in the direction of how to 
>> >> > troubleshoot
>> >> > this???
>> >> > I've searched on Technet and there appears to be no information on
>> >> > dealing
>> >> > with this error.  I'm in a pinch and need help!!!!!!!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank God this is happening in a test network!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> 


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