Microsoft KB Archive/273395

= XADM: Event 8260: Cannot Access Address List Configuration Information =

PSS ID Number: 273395

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

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This article was previously published under Q273395



SYMPTOMS
Exchange 2000 administrators may see the following Event ID at irregular intervals in the application log:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: MSExchangeAL

Event Category: Service Controller

Event ID: 8260

Date: 5/24/2000

Time: 12:43:48 PM

User: N/A

Computer: SERVER-DC

Description: Could not open LDAP session to directory '' using local service credentials. Cannot access Address List configuration information. Make sure the server  is running.

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CAUSE
The most likely cause of this event ID is that the Kerberos ticket for the server has temporarily expired. Recovery should occur very quickly. This event ID is not normally a cause for alarm.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.



MORE INFORMATION
An Exchange 2000 server with only one Global Catalogue server in the Organization may return this error intermittently.

Additional query words: RUS, &quot;recipient update service&quot;

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB273395

Technology: kbExchange2000Search kbExchange2000Serv kbExchange2000ServSearch kbExchangeSearch

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