XADM: Err Msg: Error Encountered Accessing Registry Keys/Values for Exchange Store (167281)

SYMPTOMS

When you run EDBUTIL.EXE /D or EDBUTIL.EXE /R and you use the registry switches of /DS, /IS, /ISPRIV, or /ISPUB to specify the location for the database, the following error message may appear:

Error encountered accessing registry keys/values for specified
Exchange store.

Operation terminated with error -1907

CAUSE

This error occurs when EDBUTIL is running on a computer other than the one Microsoft Exchange Server is installed on. When you run EDBUTIL /R, the registry switches /DS or /IS must be used to specify the database name. Thus, if you want to use the registry switches to specify the database name, you must run EDBUTIL /R from the Exchange Server computer.

WORKAROUND

To run EDBUTIL /D or EDBUTIL /D /R on a non-Exchange Server computer:

Explicitly specify the database path and name after the /D switch, as in the following example:
EDBUTIL /D c:\exchsrvr\dsadata\dir.edb
When you run EDBUTIL with both the /D and the /R switch, the database path and name must be placed after the /D switch and before the /R switch, as in the following example:
EDBUTIL /D c:\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv.edb /R

CAUTION: Running EDBUTIL can remove damaged data that might be required for the operation of the service and might not be recoverable. Always back up the original database file before running Edbutil.