Event ID 10008 Messages Are Logged When You Use the Mailmig.exe Command-Line Utility to Migrate Lotus Notes Users to Exchange 2000

When you use the Mailmig.exe command-line utility to migrate Lotus Notes users to Exchange 2000, the migration may fail and you may receive output similar to the following:Additionally, the following event ID messages are logged in the Application event log in Event Viewer:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeMig
Event ID: 10053
Description: Invalid Server specified or you do not have the permissions required to complete the operation.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeMig
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10008
Description:Unnecessary keyword 'Accounts,' found in control file. The keyword will be ignored.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeMig
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10008
Description: Unnecessary keyword 'PostOffice,' found in control file. The keyword will be ignored.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeMig
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10008
Description: Unnecessary keyword 'Container,' found in control file. The keyword will be ignored.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeMig
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10008
Description: Unnecessary keyword 'NTAccounts,' found in control file. The keyword will be ignored.

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: MSExchangeMig
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10008
Description: Unnecessary keyword 'Port,' found in control file. The keyword will be ignored.

This problem may occur if you use the Mailmig.exe command-line utility and if the NTAccounts parameter is set to NO in the control file.

To work around this problem, use the graphical user interface (GUI) version of the Migration Wizard instead of the Mailmig.exe command-line utility. To start the Migration Wizard GUI, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Exchange, and then click Migration Wizard.

If you have already created new user accounts in the Microsoft Active Directory directory service for the accounts that you want to migrate, follow these steps:

1. In the control file, set the NTaccount parameter to RANDOM.
2. Click Start, click Run, and then type Mailmig.exe.
3. Click OK.
4. Wait for the Migration Wizard to create new accounts.
5. After the Migration Wizard has completed, use the Active Directory Cleanup Wizard (ADClean) to merge the accounts.

For additional information about the ADClean utility, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

If the migrated users are from Lotus Notes contacts and if these contacts were members of distribution lists (DLs) before the migration, the DL memberships are not retained when you run the Migration Wizard. To retain the DL memberships, use ADClean to merge the Windows NT user accounts with the Lotus Notes contacts. After you run ADClean, rerun the Mailmig.exe command-line utility. After you do so, mailbox-enabled accounts are created and mail and data are moved from Lotus Notes to Exchange 2000.

You can use the Mailmig.exe command-line utility to script the migration of users of Lotus Notes to Exchange 2000. When you use this method, you can specify the user accounts that will be migrated in a control file. When you do so, you can prevent a bulk migration. However, Microsoft recommends that you use the GUI version of the Migration Wizard. If you must use the Mailmig.exe command-line utility, you can use the following command line to migrate from Lotus Notes to Exchange 2000, where migrate.txt is the name of the control file: The following text is an example of a control file that can be used for Lotus Notes migrations:Note: You must make sure that the ExchStoreDN parameter is used in the control file. Use ADSI Edit to verify that you are using the correct value for the Mailbox Store distinguished name (also known as DN) in the ExchStoreDN parameter. This value is required if you have more than one mailbox store on the server.
Warning If you use the ADSI Edit snap-in, the LDP utility, or any other LDAP version 3 client, and you incorrectly modify the attributes of Active Directory objects, you can cause serious problems. These problems may require you to reinstall Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, or both Windows and Exchange 2000 Server. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that occur if you incorrectly modify Active Directory object attributes can be solved. Modify these attributes at your own risk. Verify that the NTAccounts parameter is set to RANDOM. See the sample control file that is described earlier in this article for an example. By default, this parameter is included. This parameter creates a new Windows NT user account and it mailbox-activates the account to allow migration to complete successfully. If the NT Accounts parameter already exists in Active Directory, if you use the NO parameter, the migration fails.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

For additional information about Mailmig.exe, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about IBM Lotus Notes, visit the following IBM Web site: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.