ADC Windows 2003 --> Exchange 5.5 cannot replicate   

We have an Exchange 5.5 organisation running on NT4.0

However on one site we have an Exchange 2003 box which sits in a new AD 
domain.

We want to be able to create new user accounts (with mailboxes) in AD and 
then replicate those mailboxes to the internal GAL of our Exchange 5.5 
organisation.  We can create the new users without a problem, but when the 
ADCs attempt to replicate the new accounts, we get the following error in the 
Application Log (I have renamed the connectors/server for security):

Event Type:	Warning
Event Source:	MSADC
Event Category:	Replication 
Event ID:	8290
Date:		4/11/2005
Time:		2:15:03 PM
User:		N/A
Computer:	LONDONEXCHANGE
Description:
The ADC cannot replicate CN=Dirk 
Gently,OU=Users,OU=IS,DC=support,DC=bss,DC=local. The site that the object 
belongs in is read only on the  connected 

Exchange 5.5 Server. If another connection agreement can replicate this 
object to a 5.5 server in the correct site, then ignore this message.  
(Connection 

Agreement 'Users: support.bss.local - Manch2' #3176) 

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.


I cannot understand what the problem is.   All admin credentials that we 
have used on these connectors have full write access to the Exchange 5.5 
sites.

We have 3 AD domains (one empty root and 2 sub-domains).  We have ADCs from 
each domain to each of the 5 Exchange 5.5 sites.  Totalling 15 ADCs for User 
replication.

Any help would be great.

--
Andrew Ogden
Network Engineer
UK

date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 07:30:03 -0700   author:   Andrew Ogden

RE: ADC Windows 2003 --> Exchange 5.5 cannot replicate   

We sorted this one.

The error message is a little misleading as the problem was caused by the 
fact that we hadn't put all the relevant OUs in the "from Windows" tab in the 
properties of the Users ADC.

If you are operating multiple domains, this needs to be done on the primary 
Connection Agreement for each domain.

I realise that I've answered my own post but it may be useful to someone 
else out there!


"Andrew Ogden" wrote:

> We have an Exchange 5.5 organisation running on NT4.0
> 
> However on one site we have an Exchange 2003 box which sits in a new AD 
> domain.
> 
> We want to be able to create new user accounts (with mailboxes) in AD and 
> then replicate those mailboxes to the internal GAL of our Exchange 5.5 
> organisation.  We can create the new users without a problem, but when the 
> ADCs attempt to replicate the new accounts, we get the following error in the 
> Application Log (I have renamed the connectors/server for security):
> 
> Event Type:	Warning
> Event Source:	MSADC
> Event Category:	Replication 
> Event ID:	8290
> Date:		4/11/2005
> Time:		2:15:03 PM
> User:		N/A
> Computer:	LONDONEXCHANGE
> Description:
> The ADC cannot replicate CN=Dirk 
> Gently,OU=Users,OU=IS,DC=support,DC=bss,DC=local. The site that the object 
> belongs in is read only on the  connected 
> 
> Exchange 5.5 Server. If another connection agreement can replicate this 
> object to a 5.5 server in the correct site, then ignore this message.  
> (Connection 
> 
> Agreement 'Users: support.bss.local - Manch2' #3176) 
> 
> For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
> 
> 
> I cannot understand what the problem is.   All admin credentials that we 
> have used on these connectors have full write access to the Exchange 5.5 
> sites.
> 
> We have 3 AD domains (one empty root and 2 sub-domains).  We have ADCs from 
> each domain to each of the 5 Exchange 5.5 sites.  Totalling 15 ADCs for User 
> replication.
> 
> Any help would be great.
> 
> --
> Andrew Ogden
> Network Engineer
> UK

date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:16:04 -0700   author:   Andrew Ogden