You may receive an error message when you try to mount the mailbox store or the public store on a computer that is running one of the following products:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
The error message that you receive resembles the following error message:
ID no: c1041724
Exchange System Manager
You may also receive the following error message when you click
Logons or
Mailboxes under
Mailbox Store in Exchange System Manager:
ID no: 00000476-0000-00000000
ID no: c1050476
Exchange System Manager
Additionally, the following event ID messages may be logged to the Application event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: ESE
Event Category: General
Event ID: 490
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: Server_Name
Description: Information Store (1608) First Storage Group: An attempt to open the file "C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA\priv1.edb" for read / write access failed with system error 5 (0x00000005): "Access is denied. ". The open file operation will fail with error -1032 (0xfffffbf8).
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeIS
Event Category: General
Event ID: 9518
Date: 2/20/2001
Time: 1:54:22 PM
User: N/A
Computer: Computer Name
Description:
Error 0xfffffbf8 starting Storage Group /DC=COM/DC=AIRSLIDE/CN=CONFIGURATION/CN=SERVICES/CN=MICROSOFT EXCHANGE/CN=AIRSLIDE/CN=ADMINISTRATIVE GROUPS/CN=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=SERVERS/CN=BREEZE/CN=INFORMATIONSTORE/CN=FIRST STORAGE GROUP on the Microsoft Exchange Information Store.
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeIS
Event Category: General
Event ID: 9519
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: Server_Name
Description: Error 0xfffffbf8 starting database "First Storage Group\Mailbox Store (EX1)" on the Microsoft Exchange Information Store.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: ESE
Event Category: General
Event ID: 489
Computer: Computer Name
Description: Information Store (5120) First Storage Group: An attempt to open the file "E:\EXCHSRVR\MDBDATA\priv1.edb" for read only access failed with system error 5 (0x00000005): "Access is denied." The open file operation will fail with error -1032 (0xfffffbf8).
This issue may occur if you do not have the appropriate permissions assigned to the folder or drive that contains the Exchange databases.
Exchange 2007
To resolve this issue, grant the default permissions to the folder that contains the Exchange databases and to the drive on which this folder resides. To grant the default permissions to the folder that contains the Exchange databases, follow these steps:
- Start Windows Explorer, and then move to the folder that contains the Exchange databases.
- Right-click the folder, and then click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then grant the following default permissions.
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| Account | Permissions |
|---|
| Administrators | Full Control |
| System | Full Control |
To grant the default permissions to the drive that contains the Exchange database folder, follow these steps:
- Start Windows Explorer.
- Right-click the Local Disk object that contains the Mdbdata folder, and then click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then grant the following default permissions, depending on the operating system.
For Windows 2000 ServerCollapse this tableExpand this table
| Account | Permissions |
|---|
| Everyone | Full Control |
For Windows Server 2003Collapse this tableExpand this table
| Account | Permissions |
|---|
| Administrators | Full Control
|
| Creator Owner | None |
| Everyone | None
|
| System | Full Control |
| Users | Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, Read |
Exchange 2003 and Exchange 2000
To resolve this issue, grant the default permissions to the Mdbdata folder and to the root of the drive that contains the Mdbdata folder. To grant the default permissions to the Mdbdata folder, follow these steps:
- Start Windows Explorer, and then expand the Exchsrvr folder.
- Right-click the Mdbdata folder, and then click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then grant the following default permissions:
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| Account | Permissions |
|---|
| Administrators | Full Control
|
| Authenticated Users | Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, Read |
| Creator Owner | None
|
| Server Operators | Modify, Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, Read, Write
|
| System | Full Control |
To grant the default permissions to the drive that contains the Mdbdata folder, follow these steps:
- Start Windows Explorer.
- Right-click the Local Disk object that contains the Mdbdata folder, and then click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then grant the following default permissions, depending on the operating system.
For Windows 2000 ServerCollapse this tableExpand this table
| Account | Permissions |
|---|
| Everyone | Full Control |
For Windows Server 2003Collapse this tableExpand this table
| Account | Permissions |
|---|
| Administrators | Full Control
|
| Creator Owner | None |
| Everyone | None
|
| System | Full Control |
| Users | Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, Read |
To mount the affected mailbox or public store, start Exchange System Manager, right-click the mailbox or the public store, and then click
Mount Store.