From: Andrew Hayes on
W2K3 AD domain, W2K3SP1 DC's, EX2K3 on W2K3SP1 member servers.

Had an existing user in AD that I wish to create a mailbox for, so used
Exchange Tasks - Create Mailbox.

That failed, so I asked for a detailed report:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="unicode" ?>
- <taskWizardRun taskName="Create Mailbox" dcName="DC1" buildNumber="7638"
runningAs=administrator(a)DOMAIN.COM>
<timespan startTime="2006-08-28 12:20:08.216" milliseconds="1297" />
- <createMailbox>
<database>/dc=com/dc=domain/cn=Configuration/cn=Services/cn=Microsoft
Exchange/cn=DOMAIN/cn=Administrative Groups/cn=First Administrative
Group/cn=Servers/cn=MAIL1/cn=InformationStore/cn=First Storage
Group/cn=Mailbox Store (MAIL1)</database>
</createMailbox>
<taskSummary errorCount="1" completedCount="0" warningCount="0"
errorCode="0x00000000" />
- <items>
- <item adsPath=LDAP://dc1.domain.com/CN=newuser,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com
class="user">
<progress code="60" milliseconds="1281">Updating attributes</progress>
<summary isWarning="false" errorCode="0x8007203a">The server is not
operational.</summary>
</item>
</items>
</taskWizardRun>

Googled for that, but the responses were related to 5.5.

Deleted the user account and re-created it. In the Create User dialog, said
I wanted to create an Exchange Mailbox, got this error:

The server is not operational.
Facility: Win32
ID no. 8007203a
Microsoft Active Directory - Exchange Extension

Googled for that. Saw something about DNS. Checked the DNS settings. All OK.
Ran NLTEST. OK result. Ran NETDIAG. Passed tests. Started LDP. Was able to
connect, bind and search for the DN. Ran ADSI. Checked the "newuser"
container. msExch properties are there.

Can anyone help with this?


From: Pierre H on
I am facing exactly the same issue with my Exchange 2003. If I wait till the
next day I am able to create the exchange mailbox for the new user or the
SMTP address for a new contact. My setup is as follows: exchange 2k3 in the
DMZ of the PIX firewall and the 2K DC in the internal LAN. Other than that
things are runnign smooth. Can anybody help? Thanks.

"Andrew Hayes" wrote:

> W2K3 AD domain, W2K3SP1 DC's, EX2K3 on W2K3SP1 member servers.
>
> Had an existing user in AD that I wish to create a mailbox for, so used
> Exchange Tasks - Create Mailbox.
>
> That failed, so I asked for a detailed report:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="unicode" ?>
> - <taskWizardRun taskName="Create Mailbox" dcName="DC1" buildNumber="7638"
> runningAs=administrator(a)DOMAIN.COM>
> <timespan startTime="2006-08-28 12:20:08.216" milliseconds="1297" />
> - <createMailbox>
> <database>/dc=com/dc=domain/cn=Configuration/cn=Services/cn=Microsoft
> Exchange/cn=DOMAIN/cn=Administrative Groups/cn=First Administrative
> Group/cn=Servers/cn=MAIL1/cn=InformationStore/cn=First Storage
> Group/cn=Mailbox Store (MAIL1)</database>
> </createMailbox>
> <taskSummary errorCount="1" completedCount="0" warningCount="0"
> errorCode="0x00000000" />
> - <items>
> - <item adsPath=LDAP://dc1.domain.com/CN=newuser,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com
> class="user">
> <progress code="60" milliseconds="1281">Updating attributes</progress>
> <summary isWarning="false" errorCode="0x8007203a">The server is not
> operational.</summary>
> </item>
> </items>
> </taskWizardRun>
>
> Googled for that, but the responses were related to 5.5.
>
> Deleted the user account and re-created it. In the Create User dialog, said
> I wanted to create an Exchange Mailbox, got this error:
>
> The server is not operational.
> Facility: Win32
> ID no. 8007203a
> Microsoft Active Directory - Exchange Extension
>
> Googled for that. Saw something about DNS. Checked the DNS settings. All OK.
> Ran NLTEST. OK result. Ran NETDIAG. Passed tests. Started LDP. Was able to
> connect, bind and search for the DN. Ran ADSI. Checked the "newuser"
> container. msExch properties are there.
>
> Can anyone help with this?
>
>
>
From: Pierre H on
I am facing exactly the same issue with my Exchange 2003. If I wait till the
next day I am able to create the exchange mailbox for the new user or the
SMTP address for a new contact. My setup is as follows: exchange 2k3 in the
DMZ of the PIX firewall and the 2K DC in the internal LAN. Other than that
things are runnign smooth. Can anybody help? Thanks.

"Andrew Hayes" wrote:

> W2K3 AD domain, W2K3SP1 DC's, EX2K3 on W2K3SP1 member servers.
>
> Had an existing user in AD that I wish to create a mailbox for, so used
> Exchange Tasks - Create Mailbox.
>
> That failed, so I asked for a detailed report:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="unicode" ?>
> - <taskWizardRun taskName="Create Mailbox" dcName="DC1" buildNumber="7638"
> runningAs=administrator(a)DOMAIN.COM>
> <timespan startTime="2006-08-28 12:20:08.216" milliseconds="1297" />
> - <createMailbox>
> <database>/dc=com/dc=domain/cn=Configuration/cn=Services/cn=Microsoft
> Exchange/cn=DOMAIN/cn=Administrative Groups/cn=First Administrative
> Group/cn=Servers/cn=MAIL1/cn=InformationStore/cn=First Storage
> Group/cn=Mailbox Store (MAIL1)</database>
> </createMailbox>
> <taskSummary errorCount="1" completedCount="0" warningCount="0"
> errorCode="0x00000000" />
> - <items>
> - <item adsPath=LDAP://dc1.domain.com/CN=newuser,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com
> class="user">
> <progress code="60" milliseconds="1281">Updating attributes</progress>
> <summary isWarning="false" errorCode="0x8007203a">The server is not
> operational.</summary>
> </item>
> </items>
> </taskWizardRun>
>
> Googled for that, but the responses were related to 5.5.
>
> Deleted the user account and re-created it. In the Create User dialog, said
> I wanted to create an Exchange Mailbox, got this error:
>
> The server is not operational.
> Facility: Win32
> ID no. 8007203a
> Microsoft Active Directory - Exchange Extension
>
> Googled for that. Saw something about DNS. Checked the DNS settings. All OK.
> Ran NLTEST. OK result. Ran NETDIAG. Passed tests. Started LDP. Was able to
> connect, bind and search for the DN. Ran ADSI. Checked the "newuser"
> container. msExch properties are there.
>
> Can anyone help with this?
>
>
>