XADM: Offline Defrag Fails with Error -1605 (166524)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
This article was previously published under Q166524

SYMPTOMS

When performing an offline defragmentation on one of the Microsoft Exchange Server database files (Priv.edb, Pub.edb, or Dir.edb) using Edbutil.exe, the process terminates with the following error message:
-1605 ((0xfffff9bb) = JET_errKeyDuplicate).

CAUSE

Edbutil stops when it encounters a duplicate key on Mailboxes, Message Tombstones, and Folder Tombstones.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB166524
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