Applies ToExchange Server 2013 Enterprise Edition Exchange Server 2013 Standard Edition

Symptoms

When a user runs the Start-MailboxSearch cmdlet, the user receives the ObjectNotFoundException error. In addition, the following error is logged in the Event Log:Log Name: ApplicationSource: MSExchange Mid-Tier StorageEvent ID: 3017Task Category: DiscoveryLevel: ErrorDescription:A discovery search server failed with error. Details:<>

Cause

This issue occurs if the user who runs Start-MailboxSearch is a member of hundreds of groups, typically caused by nested group memberships.Tip The "whoami /Groups" command can be used to view the user's group memberships when you are logged in as that user.

Workaround

To work around this issue, reduce the numbers of the group that the user is in. 

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