Microsoft KB Archive/271932

= XCON: Event ID 2253: Directory Operation Failed =

Article ID: 271932

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q271932



SYMPTOMS
The following event may appear in the application log:

Event Type: Warning

Event Source: MSExchangeMTA

Event Category: Directory Access

Event ID: 2253

Description: Directory operation (om_get) failed with no data for type.



CAUSE
The maximum diagnostic logging, which is found on the Directory Access category of the MTA service, is set to maximum.



RESOLUTION
This event can be safely ignored unless it is accompanied by other error or warning events, such as non-delivery reports that are generated immediately after this event.



MORE INFORMATION
This event indicates that an MTA query for directory information of a certain type received no response from the directory. If no other events coincide with this event, the MTA was able to send this message successfully without the information requested.

This condition is most likely to occur in an environment that contains gateways to other mail systems.

Additional query words: mta ndr

Keywords: kbprb KB271932

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