Microsoft KB Archive/166536

= XCON: MTA Generates Event ID 2187 on Deferred Delivery Message =

Article ID: 166536

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166536





SYMPTOMS
When you send a message designated for deferred delivery, the message transfer agent (MTA) may generate an error message resembling the following:   MSExchangeMTA Event ID: 2187 MSExchangeMTA event ID: 2187 An MTA database server error was encountered while attempting to unlock an object which is not locked. Called from MTA. Procedure XX. Object at  fault: XXXXXXXX.



CAUSE
The source object for a deferred delivery message is locked twice and then unlocked once. The first unlock leaves the object in an unlocked state. When a second unlock attempt is made, the error message appears.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 U.S. Service Pack. 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

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbusage KB166536

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