Microsoft KB Archive/875300

= You receive an &quot;Invalid Argument&quot; error message with ID 80070057 when you create a new Recipient Update Service or a new address list in Exchange Server 2003 =

Article ID: 875300

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a new Recipient Update Service or a new address list by using Exchange System Manager in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, you may receive the following error message:

Exchange System Manager

Invalid Argument

Facility: Win32

ID no: 80070057

Exchange System Manager



CAUSE
This issue occurs when some Microsoft Active Directory directory service objects are missing. The missing display specifiers (DisplaySpecifiers) are:

CN=409,CN=DisplaySpecifiers,CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=com

Note In the 409 container, there are many objects that start with &quot;msExch.&quot; The 409 container is for the English language.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rerun the Exchange 2003 setup /forestprep command to re-create the missing display specifiers. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type the following command, and then click OK:



In this command,  is the letter of the computer's CD drive. In Microsoft Exchange Installation Wizard, click Next two times. On the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator Account page, in the Account box, type the name of the user or of the group that is installing Exchange, and then click Next.



MORE INFORMATION
The display specifiers are stored in Active Directory. They can be viewed by using a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) tool such as ADSI Edit (AdsiEdit.msc). ADSI Edit is included in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Support Tools. The Support Tools are located in the Support\Tools folder on the Windows Server 2003 installation disc.

