Microsoft KB Archive/252137

= System Attendant does not start; Event 1005 Error c007054b =

Article ID: 252137

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
 * Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q252137



SYMPTOMS
The system attendant (Mad.exe) is unable to start. The following event appears in the application log:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: MSExchangeSA

Event Category: General

Event ID: 1005

Date: 4/10/2000

Time: 1:12:37 PM

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: Unexpected error The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. Facility: Win32 ID no: c007054b Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.



CAUSE
The computer running Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server or Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 cannot contact a global catalog server.



RESOLUTION
Ensure that a global catalog server is available. The procedure in the "More Information" demonstrates how make a Microsoft Windows 2000 domain controller a global catalog server.



MORE INFORMATION
To make a Windows 2000 domain controller a global catalog server:
 * 1) Start the Active Directory Sites and Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in.
 * 2) Expand both the Site and the Servers containers.
 * 3) Select the server that you want to make a global catalog server.
 * 4) Right-click the NTDS Settings object in the right pane, and then click Properties.
 * 5) Click to select the Global Catalog check box.
 * 6) Click OK.
 * 7) Make sure to immediately restart the domain controller after you make it a global catalog server to ensure that the Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI) is successfully loaded (as it cannot be loaded dynamically).

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