Dear all Recently i got trouble in handling one email sending problem as follows: 1) User report me he cannot send email address abc@test.comas exchange warn two objects have the same smtp address 2) From outlook, I do name check of abc@test.com, twoobjects isqueried 3) Fromfurther invetigation, abc@test.com is a"contact" object that isdistributed from neighbour site A domain controller to my domain global catalog.As there is technical problem site A, IT support have do resetup the domain. As a result, i suspect lingering objects happen 4) However, followthe steps mentionedfom KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314282/en-us, i cannot delete linger contact. 5) I try using ldp, login my domain controller , use port 3268 port, and lookup thereplica ofproblem domain A, i can locate twocontact objects, one should be thenorm one, another should belingering( As itsname present CNF+objectGUID wordking),but i cannot do delete thisobject , the following error present: ldap_delete_s(ld, "CN=Ada Chu Lai Har\0ACNF:b833a414-5ddf-429e-8113-28e9ed261345,CN=EMO Recipients,CN=Users,DC=upml,DC=nws");Error: Delete: Unwilling To Perform. <53>Server error: 00002035: LdapErr: DSID-0C0908B7, comment: Operation not allowed through GC port, data 0, vece Pls help, any hintsis wellcome Thx and Regards benjamin

Hi, As my understanding, lingering objects cannot be deleted. Error you posted here should be the permissions error. As we know that GC stores read-only partition of other domains, so these lingering objects should be stored there. I recommend you to use Repadmin to recreate the read-only partition on GC. Note: Repadmin performs tasks related to replication, including managing and modifying replication topology, forcing replication events, and displaying replication metadata and up-to-date vectors. Repadmin /rehost <GC Name - which has lingering objects> <partition name> <replication partner> Note: Please make full backup of GC information in case you can install restore to the previous status. If that do not help you, then please try to use Windows Server Active Directory / Windows 2000 Active Directoryto get better help. More information share with you: Lingering Objects, Like Weekend Guests Who Won't Leave, But for AD http://blogs.technet.com/ad/archive/2007/09/14/lingering-objects-like-weekend-guests-who-won-t-leave-but-for-ad.aspx Information about lingering objects in a Windows 2000-based forest or in a Windows Server 2003-based forest http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910205 A deleted account remains in the Address Book, e-mail is not received, or a duplicate account exists http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/9b1c2595-4fe2-457a-8868-a9025a307c631033.mspx?mfr=true Repadmin http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/58236d76-5184-46a0-8402-701fe608cf5a1033.mspx?mfr=true Hope it helps. Xiu