Re: FN-FORUM: MS Exchange SBS 2003

date posted 11th September 2007 08:15

Ken Smith wrote:
>
> Hi Kathy,
>
> Replies in-line...
>
>
> Lists (Kathy) wrote:
>> Did you give your new MDBDATA directory/ies these permissions:
>>
>> Administrators: Full Control
>> Authenticated Users: Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, Read
>> Creator Owner: None
>> Server Operators: Modify, Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, Read,
>> Write
>> System: Full Control
>>
>>
> Yes checked that
>
>> Did you check that the root of the new drive has System: Full Control?
>> (It usually does, but check)
>>
>
> Yes - checked
>> Did you delete the old folders? If so, you must change/create a Working
>> directory value in
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\Parame
>> ters\System to point to the new store path
>>
>
> I didn't delate the source folders but I have changed the path anyway
>> The SMTP service is not the store and is not your internal mail. The
>> error mentions MAPI and RPC, so you probably have an RPC problem. Do you
>> have all the other Exchange services running (except MTA stacks which
>> SBS doesn't use)? What happens if you stop and start the store in System
>> Manager? Any errors?
>>
>
> None showing up in the event log
>> Do dcdiag and netdiag throw up any errors?
>>
> No - all OK
>
>> Try KB 296765 (adding service entries to
>> HKEY_LOCAL_HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\InetInfo
>> \Parameters\DispatchEntries)
>>
>>
> Ldapsvc was missing - added it
>
>
>> Also try stopping and starting RRAS (and maybe running through CEICW
>> again)
>>
>
> RRAS starts and stops without error. CEICW fails & says that the N/W,
> Firewall & Website configured OK but the E-Mail Config failed. No
> trace of messages in the logs though. There is probably a clue in
> there somewhere - Pretty admin aggressive this is!!!!
>
> In the status view it shows The Exchange Server First Admin Group as
> Available. In its properties it shows the Default Exchange Server as
> Stopped, In the details in there it shows all the parts as Running.
> What gives...
>
> There is one test mailbox there with a few test e-mails in it. So its
> OK to trash the installation and start again. But will it pick up a
> hosed configuration out of the registry if I do that? I can't afford
> the time or the upheaval to wipe the server and rebuild it from
> scratch. The machine is live as a file and print server so I'll
> schedule a reboot for later tonight to see if that sorts it out.
>
> I post what happens then.
>
> ;-} Ken
>
>
>
Following a reboot just the same ;-(.

Is there a way of finding out why CEICW fails. Besides the service not
working that's almost the only clue there is

Ken

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