I try to add a new exchange 2003 server in my domain but the installation
fails with this error.
I'm working in production environment.

Exchange Server Setup Progress.log
========== IGNORED successeful log =================

[12:25:16] CAtomMDB::ScCreateServerLevelPublicMDB
(f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\server\a_mdb.cxx:1390)
Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
passed.
[12:25:16] CAtomMDB::ScAddDSObjects
(f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\server\a_mdb.cxx:550)
Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
passed.
[12:25:16] Leaving CAtomMDB::ScAddDSObjects
[12:25:16] CBaseAtom::ScAdd
(f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:939)
Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
passed.
[12:25:16] Service = 'MSExchangeIS' CBaseServiceAtom::ScAdd
(f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\basesvcatom.cxx:210)
Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
passed.
[12:25:16] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Servizio Archivio informazioni)::ScAdd
[12:25:16] mode = 'Installa' (61953) CBaseAtom::ScSetup
(f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:842)
Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
passed.


Someone can help me.

Thanks
Giuseppe

Re: add new exchange 2003 server in existed domain. Error 0x80005000 (20480) by John

John
Thu Apr 12 10:06:43 CDT 2007

To start, I'd look for unsupported characters in an object name (server,
admin group, etc.)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841091/


"Hum1976" <hum1976@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I try to add a new exchange 2003 server in my domain but the installation
>fails with this error.
> I'm working in production environment.
>
> Exchange Server Setup Progress.log
> ========== IGNORED successeful log =================
>
> [12:25:16] CAtomMDB::ScCreateServerLevelPublicMDB
> (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\server\a_mdb.cxx:1390)
> Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
> passed.
> [12:25:16] CAtomMDB::ScAddDSObjects
> (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\exsetdata\components\server\a_mdb.cxx:550)
> Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
> passed.
> [12:25:16] Leaving CAtomMDB::ScAddDSObjects
> [12:25:16] CBaseAtom::ScAdd
> (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:939)
> Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
> passed.
> [12:25:16] Service = 'MSExchangeIS' CBaseServiceAtom::ScAdd
> (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\basesvcatom.cxx:210)
> Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
> passed.
> [12:25:16] Leaving CBaseServiceAtom(Servizio Archivio informazioni)::ScAdd
> [12:25:16] mode = 'Installa' (61953) CBaseAtom::ScSetup
> (f:\titanium\admin\src\udog\setupbase\basecomp\baseatom.cxx:842)
> Error code 0X80005000 (20480): An invalid ADSI pathname was
> passed.
>
>
> Someone can help me.
>
> Thanks
> Giuseppe
>