XFOR: Err Msg: The Selected Postoffice is Read Only... (158489)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q158489

SUMMARY

When you migrate users from Microsoft Mail for PC Networks using the Microsoft Exchange Migration Wizard, you may receive the following error:
The selected Postoffice is read only. It must be writeable.
Verify that the Master.glb file is not locked open. For more information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

147506 XFOR: Err Msg: The Selected Postoffice is Read Only...

If it is not locked open, running the MAILINT utility against the postoffice will return the following error:
The GLB subdirectory was a file.
Checking the permissions of the GLB subdirectory will show that the subdirectory has Read Only permissions. Removing that restriction will allow the Migration to complete successfuly.

Note: MAILINT is a utility that checks the basic integrity of an Microsoft Mail postoffice. It is available in the Microsoft Mail Resource Kit.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/28/2005
Keywords:kbusage KB158489