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Q154443: XFOR: Err Msg: Event Id 283, Changes Could not be Written

Article: Q154443
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 02-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When you run the Microsoft Exchange Migration Wizard to migrate MS Mail
accounts, you might receive the following error:

  event id= 283 source=ms exchange migds
  Changes could not be written to the Directory object. Try connecting to an
  Exchange Server in the same Site as this object.

This can be caused by either insufficient rights to the Microsoft Exchange
Directory, or a mailbox or custom recipient that already exists on the Microsoft
Exchange Server.

MORE INFORMATION
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If the Microsoft Exchange Server has been set up for Directory Synchronization
with the MS Mail Postoffice, there will already be an object for the MS Mail
user. To migrate these users, perform the following steps:

1. Log into the domain using the Microsoft Exchange Service Account or an
  account that has administrative permissions for the Microsoft Exchange
  Server.

2. Use the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program to remove the custom
  recipient or mailbox object for the user that you are trying to migrate from
  the Global Address List and recipients container.

3. Run a Knowledge Consistency Check on the Microsoft Exchange Directory.

4. Rerun the Microsoft Exchange Migration Wizard.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0

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