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XADM: System Attendant Fails To Start With Error 1068

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Symptoms

When you start the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant, you may receive the following error message:
Could not start the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant on computer
\\<SERVERNAME>

Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.

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Cause

This behavior occurs if one of the services that the System Attendant depends on cannot be started.

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Workaround

On computers that are running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, you can verify in Registry Editor that all the dependency services listed under the following key have started:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSExchangeSA\DependonService
On computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000, to check what services another service is dependent on:
  1. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
  2. Right-click the service, and then click the Dependencies tab. This tab lists not only what sevices this service is dependent on, but also what services are dependent on this one.

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Properties

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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Keywords: KB182514, kbprb, kberrmsg

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Article Info
Article ID : 182514
Revision : 8
Created on : 4/26/2011
Published on : 4/26/2011
Exists online : False
Views : 361