Microsoft KB Archive/178163

= XADM: Colon in Site Name Breaks Intersite Directory Replication =

Article ID: 178163

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 Q178163



SYMPTOMS
If you install Microsoft Exchange Server and create a site that contains a colon in the name, for example, SiteA:EAST, intersite directory replication with other Exchange Server sites does not work correctly.

In the event viewer application log, you may notice the following event:

  Event ID 1206 Source: MSExchangeDS Type: Warning Catagory: Knowledge Consistency Checker Description: Couldn't modify directory replication connector /O=Organization/OU=SiteA because of error 34. If this condition persists, stop and restart this Microsoft Exchange Server computer.



WORKAROUND
Do not use a colon when naming an Exchange Server site.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0.

This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. 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

Additional query words: dra

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB178163

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