XADM: Eseutil Does Not Work with Error Message "Usage Error: Invalid Argument" (273487)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q273487

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use Eseutil, you may receive the following error message:
Usage Error: Invalid argument 'files\exchsrvr\priv1.edb'. Option must be preceded by '-' or '/'.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the path that you specified in the Eseutil command line contained a space, for example:

eseutil /mh c:\program files\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb

The command interpreter does not read the path as one string, but instead reads c:\program as one argument and files\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb as another.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, put the path to the file in quotation marks, for example:

eseutil /mh "c:\program files\exchsrvr\mdbdata\priv1.edb"

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB273487
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