I don't know if it would make any difference or not, but have you tried using the legacyDN.exe tool to rename the DN.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=324606 On 9/15/05, Stephen Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I need some assistance here from the best of the best (with a well > meaning look at Ed...) > > We are currently in a declared disaster mode from Hurricane Katrina. We > grabbed our backup tapes and ran to the North East to a recovery site. > > We did a few things wrong at the start. The active directory backup was > not restored, and a new domain with the same name was built. (Blame no > sleep or documentation) > > We have been creating email accounts and AD users from lists we had in > our SQL databases because getting communications via eMail to users that > had evacuated all over the country was top priority. We figured we > could restore the old mailboxes later. (Perhaps using exMerge) So we did > a dial tone build. > > The exchange server (2003-SP1) was not named the same as the old > Exchange server, nor was the Administrative group. > > Our NetBackup tapes are fine, we have no problems with restoring > databases to the Exchange server, it just won't mount them. (Complains > about the mis-named Administrative group) > > We know that we can restore to a different server with the same Admin > names on the same Forest, (We have done that in the past to restore a > mailbox), but like I said, our old AD was not restored... > > We have tried changing the Legacy DN with ADSI edit, but then the > current information store fails, so we have to set it back. > > We may be going about this the wrong way totally, but we are against a > wall, and are appealing to the community for some assistance. > > Oh, and please no flames about testing recovery plans. We are already > writing new ones with the full cooperation of the management (finally) > > Not only has Katrina ruined our homes and our lives, but she is wrecking > our minds as well. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > - - - End of Line - - - > > Stephen Bishop > Displaced Network Engineer > Disaster Recovery Site > Somewhere in New York/New Jersey > Don't call me, I'll call you when it's fixed... > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > Jupitermedia Corp. > Attn: Discussion List Management > 475 Park Avenue South > New York, NY 10016 > > Please include the email address which you have been contacted with. > > -- Russell Earnest _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange To subscribe: http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
