Use legancyDN for the same. This would change the Orgnisation name and then u can mount the database. Altrenative I would prefer to exmerge the data from previous serverf, give the user PST and let them work on the new server. Thanks and Best Regards Ripon Bahl E-mail : ripon.bahl@xxxxxxxxx _____ Disclaimer : The information contained in this Message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity identified. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of the information contained in this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. _____ From: Farhan Ahmed Khan (ITG) [mailto:farhank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 5:21 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Database issue http://www.MSExchange.org/ We are running Windows 2000 and Exchange Server 2003 Ent on one single machine, which is also a DC. Exchange and Emails is working fine but we find problems when we are reforming our DC services. Somehow some of our Active Directory services are corrupted and we can not join a new machine to the domain as additional domain controller. Lot of engineers tried to troubleshoot it but didn't succeed. So to get rid of this we did one thing. 1. bought 2 new machines 2. installed server 2003 on both machines 3. one is now domain controller with the same old domain name 4. second is member server with exchange 2003 ent installed 5. created approximately all accounts which are around 250 with mailboxes Now I need to find out how I can link my old exchange database with this new machine? What I am planning is to somehow link the old database with the new machine and shutdown the old one...pls reply if anyone has suggestions...but m sure with one thing that the old machine can't be troubleshooted and we already wasted lot of time on the old one. TIA Farhan ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: ripon.bahl@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx