Microsoft KB Archive/842202

= &quot;Illegal path format&quot; error message when you change the message tracking log file path in Exchange Server 2003 =

Article ID: 842202

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server  Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows 2000 Server</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to change the message tracking log file path on your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 computer, you receive the following error message:

Illegal path format.

Facility: Microsoft Exchange Management

ID no: c1034930

Microsoft Exchange Management

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CAUSE
This problem may occur if you are running Exchange Server 2003 on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-based computer, and the new path that you specify for the message tracking log files contains any one or more of the following characters in the folder name:
 * The letter &quot;ß&quot; or the letter &quot;ñ&quot;.
 * The symbol &quot;£&quot;.
 * A letter that has a diacritic mark. This includes but is not limited to diacritic marks such as the following:
 * An umlaut -- for example, ö.
 * The cedilla (ç).
 * An acute accent -- for example, é.
 * A grave accent -- for example, à.

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WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not use the characters that are mentioned in the &quot;Cause&quot; section in the folder name for the message tracking log files.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to change the location of the message tracking logs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

841089 How to change the location of the message tracking logs in Exchange Server 2003

Additional query words: XADM

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB842202

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