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XADM: Move Mailbox Generates "A Client Operation Failed" Error Message

Article ID: 173556

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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When you attempt to use MoveUser to move a mailbox from one Exchange Server 5.5 computer to another, you may receive the following error message:

A client operation failed.

When you attempt to use MoveUser to move a mailbox from one Exchange 2000 server to another, you may receive the following error message:

Error: Moving messages.
CN=User name,OU= ...
The MAPI call failed.
MAPI or an unspecified service provider.
ID no. 80004005-0000-00000000

This error can result if the destination server has a store limit that is less then the required space needed to move the user's data.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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