Microsoft KB Archive/194818

= XADM: SBS: Event ID 1234 When Starting Exchange Server Services =

Article ID: 194818

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0
 * Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.0a

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This article was previously published under Q194818



SYMPTOMS
When you start the Microsoft Exchange Server services, you receive the following error message:

Event ID:1234

Source: MSexchangeDS

Type: Error

Category: Internal processing

Description: The name of this computer [New computername] does not

match the name recorded in the Microsoft Exchange Server directory

database [old computername]. If you have renamed this computer, you

must change the name back to [old computername]. If you have restored

this database from a backup, it must be restored on the same computer

that was used for the backup.



WORKAROUND
There are three workarounds for this issue:
 * If the computer name was changed, rename it to the original name.
 * Double-click Network Neighborhood. On the File menu, click Properties, click the General tab, and click Change.
 * Type the old computer name from the description of Event ID 1234 as shown above.
 * If you want to restore a backup, reinstall Exchange Server on the old computer and use the correct name, and the same organization and site name.
 * Rename the computer to the correct name, as outlined in the first workaround, and reinstall Exchange Server.

Additional query words: smallbiz sbs

Keywords: kbprb KB194818

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