Topic Last Modified: 2008-12-17
This topic describes how to resolve a problem that occurs when the Microsoft Exchange System Attendant service does not start on a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. To resolve this problem, you must use the ADSI Edit tool to modify the permissions on the Schema partition.
This issue may occur when the Schema partition has incorrect permissions for the Authenticated Users group.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Start the ADSI Edit tool. To do this, click Start, click
Run, type adsiedit.msc, and then click OK.
Note: By default, the ADSI Edit tool is installed in Windows Server 2008. In Windows Server 2003, the ADSI Edit tool is included with the Windows Support Tools. To install the Windows Support Tools, double-click Supptools.msi in the Support\Tools folder on the Windows Server 2003 CD. - Connect to a domain controller. To do this, follow these
steps:
- Click ADSI Edit in the navigation pane.
- In the Actions pane, click More Actions, and then
click Connect to.
- In the Connection Settings dialog box, click Select a
well known Naming Context, click Configuration in the
Select a well known Naming Context list, and then click
OK.
- Click ADSI Edit in the navigation pane.
- Expand the following path:
- Configuration [<domainController>.contoso.com]
- CN=Configuration,DC=contoso,DC=com
- CN=Partitions
- Configuration [<domainController>.contoso.com]
- In the details pane, right-click CN=Enterprise Schema,
and then click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then click Authenticated
Users.
- Configure the following permission settings:
Permission entry Permission option Read
Allow
List contents
Allow
Read all properties
Allow
Read permissions
Allow
- Click to clear all the check boxes.
- Click to select the Read check box in the Allow
column.
- Click Advanced.
- In the Permission entries list, click Authenticated
Users, and then click Edit.
- Click to clear all the check boxes, and then click to select
the following check boxes:
List contents: Allow
Read all properties: Allow
Read permissions: Allow
- Click OK three times.
- Click to clear all the check boxes.
- Exit the ADSI Edit tool.