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Error -550 Running Eseutil on Exchange

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Symptoms

When you run Eseutil against a Microsoft Exchange computer, you may receive the following error message:

Operation terminated with error -550 <JET_errDatabaseInconsistent, Database is in inconsistent state>

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Cause

The database may still be mounted.

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Resolution

If the database is still mounted, use the following steps to dismount the database, and then run Eseutil:

Start Exchange System Manager.
Right-click the database that you want to dismount.
Click All Tasks, and then click Dismount Store.

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Keywords: KB232301, kbprb, kberrmsg

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Article Info

Article ID	:	232301
Revision	:	7
Created on	:	10/25/2007
Published on	:	10/25/2007
Exists online	:	False
Views	:	482