Wednesday, December 17, 2008

How to enable the Security tab for the organization object in Exchange 2000 and in Exchange 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264733

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Exchange\EXAdmin
On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value Name: ShowSecurityPageData Type: REG_DWORDRadix: BinaryValue: 1
Quit Registry Editor.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Moving Mailboxes with the Exchange 2003 Move Mailbox Wizard

http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange_2003_Move_Mailbox_Wizard.html

Keywords: Move Mailbox Wizard

Overview of Exchange administrative role permissions in Exchange 2003

This article contains information about Exchange administrative role permissions and describes how to use Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard in Exchange Server 2003 to configure administrative role permissions in Microsoft Active Directory directory service. Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard provides an interface that you can use to configure administrative permissions for Exchange Server objects in Active Directory. You can use Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard to delegate administrative permissions at the organization level or at the administrative group level. The scope of permissions that you set is determined by the location where you start the wizard. If you start the wizard at the organization level, the groups or the users who you specify have administrative permissions at the organizational level. If you start the wizard at the administrative group level, the groups or the users who you specify have administrative permissions at the administrative group level.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823018

Keyword: Exchange Administration Delegation Wizard

The information store is dismounted, and an event ID 1159 message is logged in Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS
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In Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, the information store is dismounted. Additionally, an event that is similar to the following event is logged in the Application log on a server that is running Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange 2000 Server:
Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeIS Event Category: General Event ID: 1159 Description: Database error 0xfffffd9a occurred in function JTAB_BASE::EcUpdate while accessing the database "". Note The error code 0xfffffd9a translates to JET_errCheckpointDepthTooDeep.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905801/en-us

Keyword: event ID 1159

Friday, October 24, 2008

Taking a good look at Exchange 2003 Mailbox Manager

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2005/03/21/399807.aspx

Keyword: Mailbox Manager

Message age limit properties that are used by Mailbox Manager in Exchange Server 2003 and in Exchange 2000 Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302804

How dates are computed in Exchange 2003 and in Exchange 2000
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Mailbox Manager examines the following MAPI properties to determine whether to process a message. If any messages are more recent than the age limit that is imposed by the Mailbox Manager recipient policy, the message is not processed: Note Mailbox Manager examines the properties by using the "AND" operator. Therefore, all properties must meet the criteria.

• PR_MESSAGE_DELIVERY_TIME
• PR_CLIENT_SUBMIT_TIME
• PR_LAST_MODIFICATION_TIME

How to remove the last Exchange Server 5.5 computer from an Exchange Server 2003 administrative group

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822450/en-us

Keyword: Removed Exchange 5.5

How to remove an Exchange Server 5.5 computer from an Exchange 2000 Server administrative group by using ADSI Edit

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328668

Keyword: Remove Exchange 5.5

Working with support to troubleshoot the Outlook calendar in an Exchange environment

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc891495.aspx

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Queues filling up & NDR attack

In Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server, the Exchange Server queues are filled with many non-delivery reports from the postmaster account because of a reverse non-delivery report attack

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909005

FAST GROWING DATABASES & TRANSACTION LOGS ON EXCHANGE 2000 & 2003.

http://exchangeserverinfo.com/2007/06/23/fast-growing-databases--transaction-logs-on-exchange-2000--2003.aspx

Exchange 2007 How to Prepare Active Directory and Domains

Setup /PrepareLegacyExchangePermissions

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb125224(EXCHG.80).aspx

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Making changes in an existing SOX.

The procedure differs depending on whether or not you own the SO. Here’s both scenarios:

If you own the SOX

Simply open it in Clarify and edit it. If the changes require more time than say 5 minutes or so, let me know and I’ll provide you with a case where you can log your labor.

If someone else owns the SOX

1. Ping the author – the alias that appears where the ***Resolution*** field begins and ask that person if they will update the SOX per your recommendations.

2. If you don’t get anywhere with #1, then send email to the msgKE alias and one of the Knowledge Engineers will assist.

E2k3\Cannot run offline defragmentation for jcb.dll problem

1: Copy the JCB.dll file into your system:
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A: Go to C:\program files\exchsrvr\bin and rename the original jcb.dll to jcb.old
B: Copy the JCB.dll file from your Exchange 2003 SP2 CD or other place to this Exchange server.
C: Restart the system normally and test the results.(I have also attached this file into this email, you can rename it to jcb.dll and use it as well.)

If the problem still persists, then let us go to next steps.

2: Add the /3gb switch on the Exchange Server:
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A: Click Start, right click My Computer and choose properties.
B: Choose Advanced tab and click Settings in Setup and Recovery.
C: Then in its interface, click Edit to modify the boot.ini file.D: In the boot.ini file, add the /3gb and /USERVA=3030 switch.Here is the example:

For the detail information, we can refer to these articles:Use of the /3GB switch in Exchange Server 2003 on a Windows Server 2003-based system

Exchange memory use and the /3GB
switch

A description of the 4 GB RAM Tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch

After these steps, let us manually restart the Exchange server and then test the results.

You receive an error message when you try to run a Server Management wizard in Windows Small Business Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940318

Exchange Server and Windows Server 2008

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2007/08/16/446709.aspx

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Monday, September 8, 2008

How to use Legacydn.exe to correct Exchange organization names or Administrative Group names in Exchange Server 2003 or in Exchange 2000 Server

Check out the folloing link, it gives the basic direction on how you can modify the legacyExchangeDN value.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324606/en-us

Please note:

Microsoft only supports using the Legacydn.exe tool only in a lab environment. The tool works only in an environment that uses a single domain controller.

Issues caused by a back-up or by a scan of the Exchange 2000 M drive

This may be a test question, so get familiar with the following link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298924/en-us

XADM: How to Use NTBackup from a Non-Exchange 2000 Computer

Just in case you wanted to backup Exchange for a non-Exchange server, check the link below:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/275876

You just need to copy a DLL, and change a registry key.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Using ADModify to Change Exchange Specific AD User Attributes in Bulk

He guys check out this tool, it is really pretty cool. As per the discussion we were having the other day it has the option to do a bulk change of the homemdb.

You can download the tool from the following link: http://www.codeplex.com/admodify

Also check the post on msexchange.org it gives you a good idea of what can really be done with the tool.

http://www.msexchange.org/articles/ADModify-Change-Exchange-Specific-AD-User-Attributes.htmlulk

Friday, August 15, 2008

Event ID 5788 and event ID 5789 occur when the DNS domain name and the Active Directory domain name differ on a Windows-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258503/

Good bye RUS

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/10/02/429053.aspx

Recipient Update Service and Exchange Server 2003

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb123665(EXCHG.65).aspx

The DNS suffix of the computer name of a new domain controller may not match the name of the domain after you upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 primary domain

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257623

Missing permissions cause the Recipient Update Service not to process accounts in Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254030

Missing permissions cause the Recipient Update Service not to process accounts in Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/254030

Preparing Legacy Exchange Permissions

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997914(EXCHG.80).aspx

How to troubleshoot the Recipient Update Service by using the Application log in Exchange 2000 Server or in Exchange Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822794

Troubleshooting the Recipient Update Service (RUS) using Event Logs - Part 1

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/07/07/175444.aspx

Mailbox Enable User system policy change is required

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998426(EXCHG.80).aspx

Troubleshooting the Recipient Update Service (RUS) using Event Logs - Part 3

http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/07/22/191513.aspx

How to configure the administrator account to use Exmerge 2003 in Exchange 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823143

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Directory data store

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/048ecec8-7398-43ca-9a41-ebcec47c6a8d1033.mspx?mfr=true

Directory data is stored in the Ntds.dit file on the domain controller.

Domain, Configuration, Schema, Application.

What are the FSMO Roles in Active Directory?

http://www.petri.co.il/understanding_fsmo_roles_in_ad.htm


• Schema master
• Domain naming master
• RID master
• PDC emulator
• Infrastructure daemon

DNS Stub Zones in Windows Server 2003

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/DNS_Stub_Zones.html