XADM: How to Change the MSSEARCH Time-Out Value (260321)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

This article was previously published under Q260321

SYMPTOMS

When you perform full text indexing on a Microsoft Exchange 2000 server, you may run into a situation where the indexing process experiences a time-out. This can happen when you try to index a message that contains a large document, such as an .avi file.

CAUSE

The default time-out value for MSSEARCH is two minutes; if the indexer cannot get through the document in this time frame, it logs an error.

RESOLUTION

The only current way to change the time-out value is by means of the MSSEARCH Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. Before you run the snap-in, you must first register Mssmmcsi.dll with the following command:

regsvr32 "C:\program Files\Common Files\System\MSSEARCH\Bin\mssmmcsi.dll"

The MSSEARCH snap-in is located at:

Program Files\Common Files\System\MSSEARCH\Bin\Srcadm.msc

Open it by right-clicking Srcadm.msc, and then clicking Open, or from any MMC session. The time-out values are located on the Timing tab of the properties of the Search\servername\Exchange Server_name\Catalog Build Server node.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB260321