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On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 2:46 PM, Maglinger, Paul <pmaglin...@scvl.com>
wrote:
> Any thoughts, please? What I’m finding on Google about removing these is
> in the event that you’re having problems removing the Exchange 2003 server
> from AD. I didn’t have this problem. The last 2003 server uninstalled
> without a hitch.
>
>
>
> Everyone is running at least Outlook 2010, so I gather from the article
> that “SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY” can go. And it says that the EFORMS REGISTRY
> and Events Root is where Organizational Forms are stored for Outlook
> earlier than 2007, so it looks like it can go. But in the same article it
> says not to modify (I take this to also mean “or delete”) the
> OWAScratchPad, StoreEvents, or “Other folders”.
>
>
>
> So hit me with a 2X4. If the Get-PublicFolder –recurse ‘\non_ipm_subtree’
> | Get-PublicFolderStatistics command says that it can’t find the public
> folder, does that mean that it can be removed?
>
>
>
> -Paul
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Maglinger, Paul
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2016 4:14 PM
> *To:* 'exchange@lists.myitforum.com'
> *Subject:* RE: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> Michael – thanks for the commands.
>
>
>
> The first one returned pretty much what I expected it to. All the public
> folders that we’re currently using.
>
> The second command threw out “Couldn’t find public folder
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE”
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\EFORMS REGISTRY”
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\Events Root”
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\Events Root\EventConfig_*servername*” (several of
> these, all of which are servers that no longer exist)
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK”
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\OWAScratchPad{8E602B42-1573-4391-A444-EE25D4EAA6B5}”
>
> “\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\OWAScratchPad{A6894718-A560-4698-A4EA-F907318358E2}”
>
> "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY"
>
> "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\StoreEvents{A6894718-A560-4698-A4EA-F907318358E2}"
>
>
> "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\StoreEvents{A6894718-A560-4698-A4EA-F907318358E2}\globalevents"
>
>
> "\NON_IPM_SUBTREE\StoreEvents{A6894718-A560-4698-A4EA-F907318358E2}\internal"
>
>
>
> All of are sitting System Public Folders.
>
> I should be able to remove SCHEDULE+ FREE BUSY.
>
> I should be able to remove the EventConfig *servername* ones because they
> are no longer in existence.
>
> I am concerned about the OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK, OWAScratchPad, and
> particularly the EFORMS REGISTRY which has an “Organization Forms” under it
> – and we use Forms.
>
>
>
> Initially I was also seeing some weirdness when I was using the Public
> Folder Administration to change permissions, like “you don’t have
> permission to do this”. That seems to have worked itself out after some
> time, after getting rid of the old “admin group”. That was a relief as
> what I found using Google to remedy that involved using ADSI to copy and
> paste distinguished names from place to place.
>
>
>
> I’m just looking for some reassurance before cleaning house.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 1:45 PM
>
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> Generally speaking, to look at all valid public folders takes two commands:
>
>
>
> Get-PublicFolder –recurse ‘\’ | Get-PublicFolderStatistics
>
> Get-PublicFolder –recurse ‘\non_ipm_subtree’ |
> Get-PublicFolderStatistics
>
>
>
> But yes, if your PF hierarchy had to be recreated at some point (or even
> when migrating from Exchange 5.5 to 2000/2003) it is possible for PFs to
> become orphaned.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Maglinger, Paul
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 2:32 PM
> *To:* 'exchange@lists.myitforum.com'
> *Subject:* RE: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> Seems to be. Now it seems I’ve opened a can of something else.
>
> I’m finding Public Folders showing up in ADUC that I can’t find in
> Get-PublicFolderStatistics or the Public Folder Administration tool.
> Trying to determine if it’s safe to clean them up. Some seem to be quite
> old. I don’t see them in Outlook either. Orphaned public folders?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 6:21 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> Yeah, the “old” admin group and the “old” server are the traditional
> issues.
>
>
>
> Is replication working now?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Maglinger, Paul
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 4:42 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> Thanks Michael. I followed the steps outline here to decommission:
> https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg576862(v=exchg.141).aspx
>
> Pretty straight forward stuff. Everything pretty much went without a
> hitch, there were no error messages or anything like that.
>
>
>
> We’re running SP3, UR11 – I saw something awhile back saying to stay away
> from UR12.
>
>
>
> In working through this I’m seeing some public folders that were
> mail-enabled now are no longer that way. Strange that when I re-create
> them it gripes that the email address is being used. When I go into ADUC I
> can still see the object in the Microsoft Exchange System Objects which I
> have to delete to free up the email address.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 3:19 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* RE: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> Well, that got my attention. Busy day, I would’ve seen this tonight. J
>
>
>
> Paul, did you update 2010 to SP3 UR12 (or whatever the latest is)?
>
>
>
> How long have the supposed replicas existed on the server where you
> “cannot see them”?
>
>
>
> This actually sounds like two different problems, conflated. One of which
> is that you may have corrupt security entries in AD for the PF databases
> (basically that the 2003 server was not removed cleanly – was it?). The
> second that PF replication is failing.
>
>
>
> How did you decommission the 2003 server?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Richard Stovall
> *Sent:* Monday, July 18, 2016 4:05 PM
> *To:* exchange@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Exchange] Public Folder email address non-deliverable
> after decommissioning last Exchange 2003 server
>
>
>
> This is why you call our friend in Charlottesville to help with stuff like
> this...
>
>
>
> :-)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Maglinger, Paul <pmaglin...@scvl.com>
> wrote:
>
> Running Exchange 2010
> I decommissioned the last Exchange 2003 server over the weekend. I come
> in this morning to find out that several of the mail-enabled Public Folders
> are now kicking out undeliverable messages:
> "There's a problem with the recipient's mailbox. Please try resending the
> message. If the problem continues, please contact your helpdesk."
> The public folders on kept on the same mailbox servers that are part of a
> 3 node DAG. I have public folder replication set up between 2 of those
> servers.
> On server 1 I can't see anything in the public folders in question. On
> server 2 I can.
> Google pointed me to a technet thread from 02/2010 where the "solution"
> was to export the data from the public folder, then create a new public
> folder and import the data into it.
> I haven't seen anything else newer, so is this my only option or has
> someone come up with a fix in the past 6 years?
>
> -Paul
>
>
>
