Re: SBS 2003 errors after swing migration

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I also put the clean installed PUB.edb & pub.stm files back in to see if functionality was restored... it wasn't.

The add_distribution_group_wizard.log blames error 0x80004005. I have googled that error but not found a solution
"Aart Jansen" <aart@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:6C74879B-C6C1-4C71-9C8D-29A171907736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Jim, the MDBDATA was "forklifted"over. The (single) public folder no longer was email enabled, and even after enabling it, refused to receive email, I then deleted and attempted to recreate it. the SBS distribution list wizard failed, I then tried another name "TEST" which also failed to create a public folder.
"Jim Behning SBS MVP" <jimbehning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9ocfq3piiag71n9ev4jl63fbh9khbdjq4a@xxxxxxxxxx
I do not recall restoring public folders on any of the swings I have
done. Did you successfully move the old Exchange priv database over?
Did you try to move the old Exchange pub database over?

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 08:24:43 +1300, "Aart Jansen" <aart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hi, I did a swing migration to new hardware. Just to see whats involved
really. it went ok for the most part.

Exchange OAB kept reporting errors until I reset the folders.
public mail enabled folders, stopped being mail enabled. I tried to delete
and recreate the same public folder (with distribution group wizard in the
server console) the wizard crashed.

Eventually I just created the group in the active directory, then added
myself as a member (because there was no public folder) then createde a
public folder with outlook, and a rule to shift email sent to that address
to the pub folder.

It's ugly and I don't like it. How can I restore the mail enabled public
folders function? I treid making a new group called TEST, the wizard also
hung doing that.

Also theres some double ups that are in exchange.
global events
internal
OWA scratchpad
storeevents

I'm pretty certain I followed the guide in the Advanced Windows SBS 2003
best practises.


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