Exchange 2000 and Exchange 2003 mailbox size limits are not enforced in a reasonable period of time; fix requires Exchange 2000 SP3 (327378)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

This article was previously published under Q327378
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 mailbox size limits may not be enforced in a reasonable period of time. If users log off and log on, performance does not improve. If you restart the information store, the limits take effect immediately.

RESOLUTION

Exchange 2000

To resolve this problem, obtain the Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 MDB patch. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

329882 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 MDB fixes available



After you apply this fix, add the Reread Logon Quotas Interval value to the registry.

Exchange 2003

To resolve this problem, add the Reread Logon Quotas Interval registry value.

Adding the Reread Logon Quotas Interval registry value

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Follow these steps to add the Reread Logon Quotas Interval value.

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  1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
  2. Locate and then click the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersSystem

  3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:

    Value name: Reread Logon Quotas Interval
    Data type: REG_DWORD
    Radix: Decimal
    Value data: The reread logon quotas interval in seconds. The default value is two hours (7200). The recommended value is 20 minutes (1200).

  4. Quit Registry Editor.
Because the Reread Logon Quotas Interval value depends on the DSAccess cache and the mailbox information cache, the exact time before the changes take effect also depends on the DSAccess cache refresh time and the mailbox information cache refresh time. The default caching mechanism of DSAccess is 5 minutes. The default caching mechanism for the mailbox information cache is two hours.

You can edit the registry to change the DSAccess cache and the mailbox information cache refresh time to less time. However, this change affects performance because DSAccess performs more Active Directory lookups.

To control the DSAccess cache, change the CacheTTLUser registry value. If the value does not exist, create the following entry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeDSAccess\Instance0

Note Create the Instance0 subkey if the subkey does not already exist. To do this, on the Edit menu in Registry Editor, point to New, and then click Key. Type Instance0 and then press ENTER.

Value name: CacheTTLUser
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Decimal
Value data: The cache expiry time for the user data objects in the cache (in seconds). The default value is 5 minutes for the DSAccess cache to be refreshed.

To control rereading the logon quotas in the mailbox information cache, change the Mailbox Cache Age Limit value. If the value does not exist, create the following entry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeIS\ParametersSystem

Value name: Mailbox Cache Age Limit
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Decimal
Value data: The mailbox information cache age limit in minutes. The default value is two hours.

You must restart the information store after you make any of these registry changes. Also, if you set the time-out values to very low values, you may affect the performance of the server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the version of this fix that requires Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 2 (SP2), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326252 Exchange 2000 mailbox size limits are not enforced in a reasonable period of time; fix requires Exchange 2000 S


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/27/2005
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