Article: Q148284
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Last Modified: 27-JUN-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 4.0, 5.0
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SUMMARY
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The Message Transfer Agent check utility (Mtacheck) is designed to provide a
soft recovery of a corrupted MTA database. It is automatically installed when
Microsoft Exchange Server is installed and can be found in the
%Exchange_Root%\Bin directory. This utility should be used when the MTA service
will not start due to corruption or suspected corruption in the MTA database.
MORE INFORMATION
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Mtacheck must be run from a DOS VDM on the Microsoft Exchange Server. It is very
simple to use and only has 2 parameter, /v and /f. The parameters and the
results of their use are as follows:
Mtacheck. minimum logging.
Mtacheck /v verbose logging.
Mtacheck /f <filename> minimum logging that is saved to a text file.
Mtacheck /v /f <filename> verbose logging that is saved to a text file.
For more information about the Mtacheck utility, please see pages 614-617 of the
Microsoft Exchange Administrator's Guide and the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q149017 XCON: MTACheck Event IDs and Command Line Syntax
In Microsoft Exchange version 4.0 Service Pack 4 and Microsoft Exchange version
5.0, two switches were added to Mtacheck.
Mtacheck /rd removes directory replication messages.
Mtacheck /rp removes public folder replication messages.
In Microsoft Exchange version 5.0, another switch was added:
Mtacheck /RL removes unwanted Link Monitor messages
Additional query words: 4.00 corrupt mtadata db dat
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Keywords : kbusage exc4 exc5 exc55
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version : :4.0,5.0,5.5
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