The idea about the phone is a good one. I'll write that down in my little black book of good ideas.
Of course, you'll miss out when I phone you from "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". -----Original Message----- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 March 2002 15:52 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: datbase Indeed, that's exactly what I do. What I meant to say in my first post, and I don't think it came across very well, is that even if you export the data and whack priv.edb, it can still happen again. The last time I had one of these was after arriving at 10pm back in the UK from Holland, and getting a call at 2am from one of my colleagues saying "what's does jet error -1018 mean?". Now I unplug the phone at night. :-) Neil Hobson Silversands http://www.silversands.co.uk Microsoft Gold Certified Partner For Enterprise Systems For Collaborative Solutions -----Original Message----- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: 27 March 2002 16:30 Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List Conversation: datbase Subject: RE: datbase Trouble is of course that you can spend ages trying to find it. I believe (through my experience with 1018 errors), even if you find the hardware problem the structure may still be corrupted so you will still have to move data off of the disk. My view is that you might as well do this from the start. Easiest way to do that is to add a mailbox server to the site and move mailboxes. Remember you don't have a good backup so you can't do it that way. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Neil Hobson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 March 2002 15:36 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: datbase These errors are typically hardware problems, so unless you find the hardware problem.... Neil Hobson Silversands http://www.silversands.co.uk Microsoft Gold Certified Partner For Enterprise Systems For Collaborative Solutions -----Original Message----- From: Ray Zorz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: 27 March 2002 15:27 Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List Conversation: datbase Subject: RE: datbase Didn't he do all that by exmerging out, deleting and reimporting? -----Original Message----- From: Snook, Kevin S (ITD) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 7:56 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: datbase 1018 errors are internal problems with the page structure of the JET database. It prevents the database being backed up simply because your backup program figures there's no point in backing up a bad database. There's not usually a fix for this. On occasions, I've had to create a new mailbox server in the site and move all mailboxes off. It's usually (although not always) down to a problem with your disk. You don't have any caches set on your disk controllers do you? Kevin -----Original Message----- From: MHR(Michael Ross) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 27 March 2002 14:01 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: datbase ok I did what MS said.. exmerged it out created a new DB exmerged it back in the store runs, and people work, but i cannot back it up I get this in the event log MSExchangeIS (3124) Direct read found corrupted page (118500) with error -1018. Please restore the databases from a previous backup ????? Michael Ross Panduit Corp. 17301 Ridgeland Ave Tinley Park, IL 60477 MCSE MS Exchange Administrator List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any view or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Silversands, or any of its subsidiary companies. If you have received this email in error, please contact our Support Desk immediately by telephone on 01202-360000 or via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any view or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Silversands, or any of its subsidiary companies. If you have received this email in error, please contact our Support Desk immediately by telephone on 01202-360000 or via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************** List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm