Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 247769
XADM: Error 1067 Occurs When Starting
Directory Service After Restore

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start the directory service in Microsoft Exchange
Server 5.5 after restoring it from backup, the directory may not start and
you may receive the following error message:
Error 1067. The process terminated unexpectedly.
The following events may appear in the Event Viewer:
Event ID: 124
Source: ESE97
Description: MSExchangeDS ((1432 ) ) Unable to read the log header.
Error -530.
Event ID: 1196
Source: MSExchangeDS
Description: Couldn't recover the restored Microsoft Exchange Server
database (EDB). Cannot continue. Error c8000212.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur on a recovery server or on a server you use for
testing purposes because the Edb.log file that is created during a restore
operation from backup interferes with the recovery process when the
restore operation is finished.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, manually remove the existing data in the Dsadata
folder before starting the restore operation from backup.
NOTE: If you delete the Edb.log file to restart the directory service, run
eseutil with the /g /v /x /ds options to ensure that this deletion does
not introduce errors into the directory.

MORE INFORMATION
To prevent this behavior in the future, use the setup /r command when
you perform the restore installation.

The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Last Reviewed: 5/14/2003 (2.0)
Keywords: kbprb KB247769

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