XFOR: EventID 1004 Migration Wizard Fails to Migrate cc:Mail User

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to migrate users mailboxes from a Lotus cc:Mail postoffice using the Microsoft Exchange Migration Wizard, the following Event ID may be received in the Windows NT Application Event Log:

   Event ID: 1004
   Source: MSExchangeMig
   CCMail: EXPORT.EXE error exporting user 'lastname, firstname'
    - Bad Parameters on the command line. Error with call to the MS-DOS
   version of cc:Mail EXPORT.EXE. See document "Migrating from Lotus
   cc:Mail" for more information about using EXPORT.EXE.
   Command Line 'Export /P******** /BATCH /N"lastname, firstname"
   /Dc:\ccdata\ /DATE/1 /FILES/MACBIN2 /ITEMSIZE /FOLDER /MSGS/ALL
   /@c:\TEMP\sd1.2'. 

CAUSE

The directory specified in the "Path for Migration Files" option within the Microsoft Exchange Server Migration Wizard contains a long directory name.

WORKAROUND

Select a directory name conforming to the 8.3 naming convention.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5.

Keywords :
Version : WinNT:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug