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Error message when you save a filter as default in the Exchange Management Console (EMC) and then restart the EMC: "The search filter is invalid"Article ID: 972426 - View products that this article applies to. SYMPTOMSIn a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment, when you save a filter as default in the Exchange Management Console (EMC) and then restart the EMC, you receive a "The search filter is invalid" error message. Additionally, the default filter does not work. Therefore, you have to remove and then re-create the default filter. The following is an example of the error message that you receive: Active Directory Operation failed on <domain controller>. This error is not retriable. Active Directory Response: The search filter is invalid. It was running command “get-recipient –resultsize ‘1000’ –sortby “displayname” – RecipientType ‘usermailbox’ –filter “{serverlegacydn –eq””}“ CAUSEThe filter is saved with the incorrect syntax.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, install the following update rollup: 971534
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971534/
)
Description of Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2
STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
in the "Applies to" section. Properties |


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