XCON: Deleting the MTA from a Routing Group in Active Directory Can Result in MTA Not Starting (247130)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q247130 SYMPTOMS
If you are using an Active Directory tool such as Ldp.exe, and the entry for the Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server message transfer agent (MTA) is deleted, an attempt to start the MTA on the particular server causes following error to be recorded in the application event logs on the server:
Source: MSExchangeMTA
Category: Field Engineering
Type: Error
Event ID: 9405
Description: An unexpected error has occurred which may cause the MTA to terminate. Error: Init Routing API returned error -1073478766. [BASE MAIN BASE 1] (16)
The following is an example of an entry for the MTA:
CN=Microsoft MTA,CN=servername,CN=Servers,CN=First Administrative Group,CN=Administrative Groups,
CN=OrgName,CN=Microsoft Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DomainName,DC=microsoft,DC=com
: The above entry has been wrapped for readability purposes and represents the Distinguished Name (DN) for the MTA.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. MORE INFORMATION
The error indicates the inability of the routing engine to initialize, and reflects the fact that the MTA that is being started is not a member of any Routing Group.
The MTA can only be deleted by using the Active Directory tools.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/25/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbpending KB247130 |
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