exmerge 5.5 to 2k3 across domains

I'm trying to use ExMerge to move mailboxes from a 5.5
exchange box running NT4 (thing1) to a new 2003 exchange on
Win2003 (thing2) and I'm getting inadequate permissions
errors accessing the 5.5 stores. The domains are trusted
and I've added thing2's admin to thing1's
administrators/domain admin groups. I've added those
groups to stores and server in 5.5 exchange administrator.
I've set up so many admin rights on both sides I think
exmerge is the only thing that has problems seeing
everything on both servers. Still, when I get to the part
where it's supposed to list the mailboxes to select from, I
get "Error encountered getting mailbox information from the
private information store database(s) on server "thing1".
Make sure you have adequate permissions on the Information
Store object..." I do notice that if I try to select
search on the added users I've created in the information
stores I get an error "You must first define an Anonymous
Account on the DS Site Configuration object before an
account can be granted the Search right.". Is that what's
keeping ExMerge from getting the list of mailboxes? If so
how do I fix that?
.

anonymous
Mon Jan 19 12:21:50 CST 2004


Worst case situation you can exmerge the mailboxes to dos
and burn them on a CD or DVD then import them in to 2003,
I just when through this and found that was the easiest
way.


>-----Original Message-----
>I'm trying to use ExMerge to move mailboxes from a 5.5
>exchange box running NT4 (thing1) to a new 2003 exchange
on
>Win2003 (thing2) and I'm getting inadequate permissions
>errors accessing the 5.5 stores. The domains are trusted
>and I've added thing2's admin to thing1's
>administrators/domain admin groups. I've added those
>groups to stores and server in 5.5 exchange administrator.
> I've set up so many admin rights on both sides I think
>exmerge is the only thing that has problems seeing
>everything on both servers. Still, when I get to the part
>where it's supposed to list the mailboxes to select from,
I
>get "Error encountered getting mailbox information from
the
>private information store database(s) on server "thing1".
>Make sure you have adequate permissions on the Information
>Store object..." I do notice that if I try to select
>search on the added users I've created in the information
>stores I get an error "You must first define an Anonymous
>Account on the DS Site Configuration object before an
>account can be granted the Search right.". Is that what's
>keeping ExMerge from getting the list of mailboxes? If so
>how do I fix that?
>..
>.
>

Mark
Mon Jan 19 12:32:05 CST 2004

"christopher" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm trying to use ExMerge to move mailboxes from a 5.5
>exchange box running NT4 (thing1) to a new 2003 exchange on
>Win2003 (thing2) and I'm getting inadequate permissions
>errors accessing the 5.5 stores. The domains are trusted
>and I've added thing2's admin to thing1's
>administrators/domain admin groups. I've added those
>groups to stores and server in 5.5 exchange administrator.
> I've set up so many admin rights on both sides I think
>exmerge is the only thing that has problems seeing
>everything on both servers. Still, when I get to the part
>where it's supposed to list the mailboxes to select from, I
>get "Error encountered getting mailbox information from the
>private information store database(s) on server "thing1".
>Make sure you have adequate permissions on the Information
>Store object..." I do notice that if I try to select
>search on the added users I've created in the information
>stores I get an error "You must first define an Anonymous
>Account on the DS Site Configuration object before an
>account can be granted the Search right.". Is that what's
>keeping ExMerge from getting the list of mailboxes? If so
>how do I fix that?
>.
Exmerge on the 5.5 box needs Service Account Admin permissions. It
doesn't really matter what NT permissions they have. What has it got?

Remember that you can exmerge in two steps, once to get off the 5.5
and then once to get into E2K3, so conduct the exmerge on the same
domain as the 5.5, rather than accross domains.


Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP, mark@mvps.org
FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm &
http:http://www.swinc.com/resource/e2kfaq.htm

anonymous
Mon Jan 19 14:49:17 CST 2004


>-How do I exmerge from 5.5? The only exmerge utility I've
been able to find wants 2003 to run? Is there a place I
can download a 5.5 exmerge?

>Remember that you can exmerge in two steps, once to get
off the 5.5
>and then once to get into E2K3, so conduct the exmerge on
the same
>domain as the 5.5, rather than accross domains.
>
>
>Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP, mark@mvps.org
>FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm &
>http:http://www.swinc.com/resource/e2kfaq.htm
>.
>

Mike
Mon Jan 26 21:51:37 CST 2004

You can use Exmerge 2003 and connect to a remote machine and Exmerge from
there.
In this way, you can use Exmerge 2003 on a remote machine and connect to 5.5
server and export mailboxes.

--
Mike Manjunath
Microsoft Corp.

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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-How do I exmerge from 5.5? The only exmerge utility I've
> been able to find wants 2003 to run? Is there a place I
> can download a 5.5 exmerge?
>
> >Remember that you can exmerge in two steps, once to get
> off the 5.5
> >and then once to get into E2K3, so conduct the exmerge on
> the same
> >domain as the 5.5, rather than accross domains.
> >
> >
> >Mark Arnold MCSA MCSE+M MVP, mark@mvps.org
> >FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exchange.htm &
> >http:http://www.swinc.com/resource/e2kfaq.htm
> >.
> >