XCON: Exchange 2000 Message Transfer Agent Fails Remote Procedure Call Binds When You Are Using Exchange Server 5.5 Site Connector Override Credentials with a Blank Password (294237)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q294237

SYMPTOMS

When you try to connect two Exchange mixed sites by using the site connector's override credentials with a blank password, you may receive the following error message:
An RPC communications error occurred. Unable to bind over RPC. Locality Table (LTAB) index: 10, Windows 2000/MTA error code: 5. Comms error 5, Bind error 0, Remote Server Name GREG04 [MAIN BASE 1 500 %10] (14)

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior:
  1. Change the service account password so that it is not blank.For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    157780 XADM: How to Change the Service Account Password

  2. Reconfigure the site connector's override credentials to reflect the new password.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg kbnofix KB294237
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