I'd be on the phone with PSS.  Probably will be $259 well spent.  Or even
free if you've got Technet or MSDN.

Good luck with it.

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Al Rose <[email protected]> wrote:

> After a bit of research i stumbled upon a post that resembles a lot my
> situation.
>
> Someone did create a All Global Address Lists 2 entry in adsiedit
> following this procedure:
>
>    1. Create an object called "CN=All Global Address Lists 2"
>     1. Assign it to the class "addressBookContainer
>    2. Create on object under "CN=All Global Address Lists 2" called
>    "CN=Default Global Address List"
>     1. Assign it to the class "addressBookContainer
>       3. Modify the attribute in obect "CN=Microsoft Exchange"
>     1. Change attribute "globalAddressList" to point to new the GAL
>       e.g. "CN=Default Global Address List, CN=*All Global Address List 
> 2*,CN=Address
>       List Container,CN=*domain*,CN=Microsoft
>       Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=*domain,DC=com*
>
>
> My problem is that there is a leftover of CN=All Global Address Lists and
> when i try to look at properties it errors out: An invalid directory
> pathname was passed.
> I cannot delete it either.
>
> So i am still stuck at:
>
>
> Organization
> Preparation
> FAILED
>      The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
>         install-GlobalAddressLists -DomainController
> $RoleDomainController" was run:
> "Active Directory operation failed on corpvdc02.corp.local. The object
> 'CN=All Global AddressLists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=CORP,CN=Microsoft
> Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=CORP,DC=local' already exists.".
>
>
>
>  On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Al Rose <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Help...
>>
>> I did remove All Global Address Lists from adsiedit.msc by mistake, now
>> the whole exchange organization is screwed...Blackberry server does not
>> work anymore, i cannot create new profiles: it said  Bookmark is not valid
>>
>> Can i restore object from ADSIEDIT??
>>
>>  On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Michael B. Smith <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>  This probably means that the security of the object (or its parent)
>>> has been changed from the default.****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> *From:* Al Rose [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 28, 2012 5:46 AM
>>> *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* w2k10 install - Prepare /AD fails****
>>>
>>> ** **
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am trying to run the preparation setup command lines in order to
>>> prepare AD for w2k10 on a w2k3 domain. I am doing it from a w2k8 R2
>>> computer.
>>>
>>> I ran succesfully:
>>> setup /pl
>>> setup /ps
>>>
>>> When i try to run setup /prepareAD i receive:
>>>
>>> PS D:\> .\Setup /PrepareAD
>>>
>>> Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Unattended Setup
>>>
>>> Setup will continue momentarily, unless you press any key and cancel the
>>> installation. By continuing the installation
>>> process, you agree to the license terms of Microsoft Exchange Server
>>> 2010.
>>> If you don't accept these license terms, please cancel the installation.
>>> To review the license terms, please go to
>>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=150127&clcid=0x409/
>>>
>>> Press any key to cancel setup................
>>> No key presses were detected.  Setup will continue.
>>> Preparing Exchange Setup
>>>
>>>     Copying Setup Files                           COMPLETED
>>>
>>> No server roles will be installed
>>>
>>> Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check
>>>
>>>     Organization
>>> Checks
>>> COMPLETED
>>>  Setup is going to prepare the organization for Exchange 2010 by using
>>> 'Setup /PrepareAD'. No Exchange 2007 server roles
>>>  have been detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not
>>> be able to install any Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007 servers.
>>>
>>> Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server
>>>
>>>     Organization
>>> Preparation
>>> FAILED
>>>      The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
>>>         install-GlobalAddressLists -DomainController
>>> $RoleDomainController" was run:
>>> "Active Directory operation failed on corpvdc02.corp.local. The object
>>> 'CN=All Global AddressLists,CN=Address Lists Container,CN=CORP,CN=Microsoft
>>> Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=CORP,DC=local' already exists.".
>>>
>>>
>>> The Exchange Server setup operation didn't complete. More details can be
>>> found in ExchangeSetup.log located in the
>>> <SystemDrive>:\ExchangeSetupLogs folder.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have googled and found an MS article that asked to check if the All
>>> Contacts, All groups lists queries were formatted correctly and i compared
>>> them successfully...****
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