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Q156124: XFOR: How to Use a Resync.glb with an Exchange Requestor

Article: Q156124
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 12-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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In Microsoft Mail directory synchronization, the Import utility can be used to
create a Resync.glb file. This file can then be used to resynchronize the
requestor with the dir-sync server (DSS) by replacing the sync numbers and the
address lists on the Microsoft Mail Requestor Postoffice with the copy the DSS
maintains.

You can use this file with an Exchange Requestor by placing it in the Dxadata
directory and stopping and starting the Directory Synchronization service. This
will populate the Exchange import containers with the Microsoft Mail addresses
and resynchronize the Requestor Sync numbers.

MORE INFORMATION
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Resync.glb can be created in the Maildata\glb subdirectory on the Microsoft Mail
dir sync server postoffice by carrying out:

  Import -s admin -p[password] -d[drive]

Resync.glb is typically used to troubleshoot the dir-sync process. It contains
both the sync numbers (as the DSS sees them), and the actual addresses stored by
the DSS.

NOTE: After creating Resync.glb with the import utility, this file must be
removed from the Maildata\glb directory on the DSS. If you do not remove this
file, it may cause problems with the Global Address List of the DSS.

REFERENCES
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For more information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q150976 XFOR: How to Create a Resync.glb File From an Exchange DSS

  Q119449 PC DirSync: Description of RESYNC.GLB

  Q96060 PC DirSync: Directory Synchronization (Dir-Sync)

Additional query words: dir-sync dirsynch dirsync resync

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5

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