Check how many Exchange Event Root Public folders you have. If you have more than one in the same server, probably you have delete both of them, and let Event service to create a new ER folder for you. But, this way you will loose all your existing delegate permissions and scripts in all associated mailboxes. Another possibility is try making the service account as a local administrator for the Exchange server. Also, make sure the service account has full permissions to all mailboxes associated with the event service. Raj -----Original Message----- From: Steve Goudreau [mailto:sgoudreau@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 11:16 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange Event Service Failure http://www.MSExchange.org/ I've tried it both ways. Still no dice. -----Original Message----- From: Periyasamy, Raj [mailto:Raj.Periyasamy@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:50 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Exchange Event Service Failure http://www.MSExchange.org/ Are you running the Event service as System Account or a dedicated Service account ? -----Original Message----- From: Steve Goudreau [mailto:sgoudreau@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:32 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] Exchange Event Service Failure http://www.MSExchange.org/ I've been pouring through the Knowledge base and Technet for some time now trying to figure this out so maybe someone out there knows the answer or fix. Okay here's the situation I have a cluster Exchange 2000 Server, and no matter what I do the Exchange Event service won't stay started. It starts, then reports the error below and stops. Now there is a KB article that somewhat relates to this but I states that it will cause this behavior if there is already a EventsConfig_Mailservername folder under your system folder, problem is that I don't have that folder at all, so that kinda make null and void of that KB, as an FYI. If anyone has any ideas I am more than open to hear them. Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeES Event Category: General Event ID: 5 Date: 8/23/2002 Time: 6:27:31 AM User: N/A Computer: SPRUCE Description: An unexpected MAPI error occurred. Error returned was [0x8000ffff]. Steve Goudreau Systems Engineer 248-204-8877 sgoudreau@xxxxxxxxxxxx Internet Operations Center www.iocenter.net ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: psraj@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: sgoudreau@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: psraj@xxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')