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Article ID: 232301 - Last Review: October 25, 2007 - Revision: 3.4

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:
  1. Start Exchange System Manager.
  2. Right-click the database that you want to dismount.
  3. Click All Tasks, and then click Dismount Store.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
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Keywords: 
kberrmsg kbprb KB232301
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