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RE: Problem Creating Mailboxes on Exchange 2003

Author
23 Sep 2008 9:29 PM
mor1980
I am facing the same problem and unfortunately I have not found any solutions
from internet so far. Can you help me please

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"Roland Schoen" wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> i read the article of the URL you sent me. I enabled RUS logging and tired
> to check for errors. But i had only informational log events, and no critical
> erros on RUS.
>
> I was waitig more than 24 hours for RUS to stamp a user object. But it
> didn't happen.
> I was also checking if there are some inconsistencies between exchange and
> domaincontrollers (eg. time difference to big). But nothing at all was
> present.
>
> After i triggered the RUS manually to do an update, then unstamped objects
> were
> stamped again. I also tested if the RUS stamps new objects wich also works
> again.
>
> I'm really a little bit confused why the RUS stops working immediately, but
> some collegaues told me, that they had this problem also, and they resolved
> it with reboots of DC and Exchange. But in my case this didn't help.
>
> I'll read a little bit more about RUS. Probably i find out why it stops
> working.
>
> --
> regards from Germany
> Schoen, Roland
> ---------------------------
> [Systemadministrator]
>
>
>
> "David Ruth" wrote:
>
> > Hi Roland,
> >
> > I assume you've given it some time and the RUS still hasn't stamped the
> > addresses on the AD object in question.
> >
> > Here is a link to troubleshooting the RUS.  Every Exchange oriented site has
> > one of their own. 
> > http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/07/07/175444.aspx
> >
> > Generally the addresses won't appear immediately in ADUC but it shouldn't
> > take > 15 minutes by default. 
> >
> > You won't find an error in the Exchange logs because nothing failed there. 
> > The RUS hasn't stamped the object yet.  The question is why not.  Start
> > troubleshooting with the RUS. 
> >
> > Oh...  Send an email to the new smtp address (the one that isn't there yet)
> > to kick things off if you're impatient!
> >
> > Regards to Germany,
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Roland Schoen" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Newsgroup,
> > >
> > > i have a frigthening problem, really.
> > > If i create a new User with the Active Directory console (wich is delivered
> > > with the Exchange installation) i activate the checkbox to create a mailbox
> > > for the new user.
> > >
> > > The curious thing is, all exchange tabs, at user properties will be created,
> > > but there is no X400 and smtp adrress created for the user during the
> > > process.  And the Exchange wizard returned a success message for the mailbox
> > > creation.
> > >
> > > A look in to the Mailboxstore, was also negative - No mailbox available. And
> > > the System and Application event log is also clean.
> > >
> > > I really don't know whats going on there. Hope you got some tips for me...
> > >
> > > --
> > > regards from Germany
> > > Schoen, Roland
> > > ---------------------------
> > > [Systemadministrator]
> > >

Author
24 Sep 2008 4:25 AM
Roland Schoen
Hi,

did you trigger the RUS (receipient update service) as well?
Because this helped, in my case.

Go to the Exchange Systemmanager and to the RUS service. Click right on the
service and use: Update now

Wait a few minutes and then check your objects again.

--
regards from Germany
Schoen, Roland
---------------------------
[Systemadministrator]



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"mor1980" wrote:

> I am facing the same problem and unfortunately I have not found any solutions
> from internet so far. Can you help me please
>
> "Roland Schoen" wrote:
>
> > Hi David,
> >
> > i read the article of the URL you sent me. I enabled RUS logging and tired
> > to check for errors. But i had only informational log events, and no critical
> > erros on RUS.
> >
> > I was waitig more than 24 hours for RUS to stamp a user object. But it
> > didn't happen.
> > I was also checking if there are some inconsistencies between exchange and
> > domaincontrollers (eg. time difference to big). But nothing at all was
> > present.
> >
> > After i triggered the RUS manually to do an update, then unstamped objects
> > were
> > stamped again. I also tested if the RUS stamps new objects wich also works
> > again.
> >
> > I'm really a little bit confused why the RUS stops working immediately, but
> > some collegaues told me, that they had this problem also, and they resolved
> > it with reboots of DC and Exchange. But in my case this didn't help.
> >
> > I'll read a little bit more about RUS. Probably i find out why it stops
> > working.
> >
> > --
> > regards from Germany
> > Schoen, Roland
> > ---------------------------
> > [Systemadministrator]
> >
> >
> >
> > "David Ruth" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Roland,
> > >
> > > I assume you've given it some time and the RUS still hasn't stamped the
> > > addresses on the AD object in question.
> > >
> > > Here is a link to troubleshooting the RUS.  Every Exchange oriented site has
> > > one of their own. 
> > > http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2004/07/07/175444.aspx
> > >
> > > Generally the addresses won't appear immediately in ADUC but it shouldn't
> > > take > 15 minutes by default. 
> > >
> > > You won't find an error in the Exchange logs because nothing failed there. 
> > > The RUS hasn't stamped the object yet.  The question is why not.  Start
> > > troubleshooting with the RUS. 
> > >
> > > Oh...  Send an email to the new smtp address (the one that isn't there yet)
> > > to kick things off if you're impatient!
> > >
> > > Regards to Germany,
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > > "Roland Schoen" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello Newsgroup,
> > > >
> > > > i have a frigthening problem, really.
> > > > If i create a new User with the Active Directory console (wich is delivered
> > > > with the Exchange installation) i activate the checkbox to create a mailbox
> > > > for the new user.
> > > >
> > > > The curious thing is, all exchange tabs, at user properties will be created,
> > > > but there is no X400 and smtp adrress created for the user during the
> > > > process.  And the Exchange wizard returned a success message for the mailbox
> > > > creation.
> > > >
> > > > A look in to the Mailboxstore, was also negative - No mailbox available. And
> > > > the System and Application event log is also clean.
> > > >
> > > > I really don't know whats going on there. Hope you got some tips for me...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > regards from Germany
> > > > Schoen, Roland
> > > > ---------------------------
> > > > [Systemadministrator]
> > > >