XADM: Eseutil.exe Does Not Fix Records with Missing Long Values

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Eseutil.exe utility with the /P switch to repair a Microsoft Exchange Server database, Eseutil.exe may encounter a record that references a long value that does not exist. Eseutil.exe treats this as a non-corrupting error and does not fix the problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

After you apply the fix, when Eseutil.exe encounters a record that references a long value that does not exist, Eseutil.exe fixes the problem by removing the record from the database.

Keywords : XADM
Version : WINDOWS:5.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug