XADM: How to Use Regedt32 to Determine the Organization Name and Site Name (293088)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP1
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP2
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP3
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 SP4
This article was previously published under Q293088
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) to determine the organization and site name.

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

In some cases, if MSExchangeDS fails to start in a single-organization, single-site, and single-server environment, you may need to rebuild the Exchange Server computer, and then restore Dir.edb. To restore Dir.edb, you must use the same organization, site, and server names. To determine these names:
  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate and click the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeMTA\Parameters

  3. Double click X500 DN : REG_SZ:, and then make a note of the string value. The value looks similar to the following text:

    /o=Organization_name/ou=Site_name/cn=Configuration/cn=Servers/cn=Server_name/cn=Microsoft MTA

  4. Quit Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB293088
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