XCON: Err Msg: Unable to Interrogate Database...

Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
Article ID: Q170403

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0
Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.0

SUMMARY

When you attempt to run MTACHECK /v /f from a command prompt, you might receive the following error:

   Unable to interrogate the service control database.

This error is reported when you are attempting to run MTACHECK remotely. MTACHECK must be run from the computer running the Microsoft Exchange Server.

MORE INFORMATION

For more details on the MTACHECK command line utility, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q148284
   TITLE: XCON: When and How to use the Mtacheck Utility

Additional query words: kbfaq
Keywords : XCON kbtshoot
Version : 4.00 5.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 3, 1998
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