XFOR: Err Msg: Could not Migrate MMF File for Account

ID: Q199980

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

The Exchange Server administrator may receive the following error message when attempting to migrate a user from Microsoft Mail to Exchange Server:

Could not migrate MMF file for account.
In the Event Viewer, the administrator may see the following events:
Event ID: 151 Source: MSExchangeMig Description: "Could not migrate MMF file for account. " "UserId : <username>"

"Mmfpath: <path>"
-or-
ID: 135 Source: MSExchangeMig Description: "Could not migrate MMF file for account. " "UserId : <username>" "Mmfpath: <path>"


CAUSE

The mail message file (MMF) is either locked open or is in an unstable condition.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, the administrator should follow these steps:

  1. Recover the user's MMF password.


  2. Logon as that user, and then log off.


  3. Rerun the migration utility for this user.


The user should now be migrated without a problem.

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Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: February 3, 1999
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