Q112304: PC Win: MOVEUSER.EXE Err Msg: Export User Failed

Article: Q112304
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 3.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the MOVEUSER.EXE program to export a user to an .MMU file (using
the Export option under the File menu), the following error may occur:

  Export user Failed

When you use the MOVEUSER.EXE program to copy a user from one postoffice to
another postoffice, the following error message may occur

  Moving user <User Name> Failed

where <User Name> is the full name of the user being moved.

CAUSE
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This problem can occur if the .MAI files corresponding to the messages in the
user's .MBG file are missing.

The MOVEUSER.EXE program tries to read and save all the user's mail. It does this
by reading the user's .KEY file to determine which message headers present in
the user's .MBG file are not deleted. Each header in the .MBG file contains the
name of the .MAI file containing the message. While going through the .MBG file,
if MOVEUSER.EXE detects that the .MAI file for a header is missing, the above
error messages are generated.

The problem of a missing .MAI file also manifests itself with the following error
message when the corresponding mail message is read from the MS-DOS
workstation:

  Notice 16
  Error reading mail
  (Possibly previously deleted)

RESOLUTION
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This problem can be resolved in one of the following three ways:

- Delete the message(s) from the Microsoft Mail MS-DOS client.

- Restore the missing .MAI file(s) from a backup copy.

- Clear all the pointers to any lost MAIs.

To determine the .MAI file for the message in question
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1. Use the USRDMP.EXE or LISTUSER.EXE utility to get the user's 8-digit ID.
  These utilities are available to Mail administrators as part of the "Database
  Maintenance Utilities" document.

  To obtain these utilities, please see the following article in the Microsoft
  Knowledge Base:

  Q99419 PC DB: Database Maintenance Utilities (Complete)

2. The user's .MBG file is <8-digit ID>.MBG and is present in the MBG
  subdirectory of the Microsoft Mail postoffice.

3. From the user's .MBG file, you can determine the corresponding .MAI file for
  the message in question.

To clear all the pointers to any lost MAIs:
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1. Login to the user's account with the Windows client and spool all his or her
  mail into his or her .MMF.

2. Reset the <hexid>.KEY and <hexid>.MBG.

This will clear all the pointers to any lost MAIs and will allow you to move the
user to the new postoffice.

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20 DBUTILS PSS

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail300 kbMail320 kbMail300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,3.2

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