I recieved a report from one of our users that there were a couple entries in our GAL that are not valid. When i went into EMC to remove them i could not locate them, they dont even exist in AD. Is there another way to track down these ghost entries and remove them from the GAL? Cheers, Merlin

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:44:20 +0000, Merlindb wrote: >I recieved a report from one of our users that there were a couple entries in our GAL that are not valid. When i went into EMC to remove them i could not locate them, they dont even exist in AD. Is there another way to track down these ghost entries and remove them from the GAL? Are you sure they aren't in the Offline Address Book on the client machines? Verify that the OAB is being generated (check the application log) on the server. Manually download the OAB on the client. You may have to fix problems on wither the server (if the OAB isn't being generted) or on the client (if the OAB isn't downloading). --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

I dont' think it's happening for everybody.Plse have a look on user outlook then we will come to know wer exactly problem is. -bpara

Hi, The most likely cause of this issue is the OAB issue on the Outlook side rather than GAL. You should confirm whether the Outlook was running under Cached Mode for the problematic users. If it was, please test it under Online Mode for the Outlook. Then we can find the real cause, OAB or GAL. If it's OAB issue, you should delete the any OAB files on the Outlook side, then download it again manually. Thanks Allen

I have checked in the online mode and still get the same results so i do not believe that it is the OAB. What else could cause this, is it GAL related? Cheers, Merlin

On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:23:41 +0000, Merlindb wrote: >I have checked in the online mode and still get the same results so i do not believe that it is the OAB. What else could cause this, is it GAL related? If you're not using the OAB then you're just looking at the information in the Global Catalog, exposed to Outlook through then Name Service Provider Interface (NSPI). That means the information is still in the AD somewhere. It also points to a potential problem with the AD. How many GCs do you have? Connect to each one of them and search for the user you think isn't there. Use LDP.exe and connect to each GC in turn, using port 3268. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the tips, it turns out they were mail enabled legacy public folders. I was able to hide one of them but the other one is giving me a heck of a time. I am trying to run this command "Set-PublicFolder '\Recruitment 29414031' -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True" but get the following error below. [PS] C:\>Set-PublicFolder '\Recruitment 29414031' -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True Set-PublicFolder : There is no existing PublicFolder that matches the following Identity: '\Recruitment 29414031'. Please make sure that yo u specified the correct PublicFolder Identity and that you have the necessary permissions to view PublicFolder. At line:1 char:17 + Set-PublicFolder <<<< '\Recruitment 29414031' -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [Set-PublicFolder], MapiObjectNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 58080C43,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.MapiTasks.SetPublicFolder I can not find that object in the Public Folder Management Console, I tracked it down using "Get-mailboxpublicfolder | format-list" and found the e-mail I am trying to hide, this is the output from the command. Contacts : {} DeliverToMailboxAndForward : False ExternalEmailAddress : expf:RECRUITMENT9DE542BB44E9685C25D205A75B8598ADA2E7AB ForwardingAddress : PublicFolderType : Mapi PhoneticDisplayName : RootUrl : AcceptMessagesOnlyFrom : {} AcceptMessagesOnlyFromDLMembers : {} AddressListMembership : {\Default Global Address List, \Public Folders} Alias : Recruitment2 OrganizationalUnit : domain.local/Microsoft Exchange System Objects DisplayName : Recruitment EmailAddresses : {SMTP:Recruitment2@domain.ca, X400:C=US;A=nirhb;P=nirhb;O=nirhb;S=Recruitment2;} GrantSendOnBehalfTo : {} HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled : False LegacyExchangeDN : /O=domain/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=RECRUITMENT9DE542BB44E968 5C25D205A75B8598ADA2E7AB MaxSendSize : unlimited MaxReceiveSize : unlimited PoliciesIncluded : {{86A2CF0C-261F-41A0-9EC1-47170DE7CF3C},{26491CFC-9E50-4857-861B-0CB8DF22B5D7}} PoliciesExcluded : {} EmailAddressPolicyEnabled : True PrimarySmtpAddress : Recruitment2@domain.ca RecipientType : PublicFolder RecipientTypeDetails : PublicFolder RejectMessagesFrom : {} RejectMessagesFromDLMembers : {} RequireSenderAuthenticationEnabled : False SimpleDisplayName : UMDtmfMap : {} WindowsEmailAddress : Recruitment2@domain.ca IsValid : True OriginatingServer : dc01.domain.LOCAL ExchangeVersion : 0.0 (6.5.6500.0) Name : Recruitment 29414031 DistinguishedName : CN=Recruitment 29414031,CN=Microsoft Exchange System Objects,DC=domain,DC=LOCAL Identity : domain.LOCAL/Microsoft Exchange System Objects/Recruitment 29414031 Guid : 24ecf484-f451-4445-af9b-59aeff11eb8a ObjectCategory : domain.LOCAL/Configuration/Schema/ms-Exch-Public-Folder ObjectClass : {top, publicFolder} WhenChanged : 9/10/2010 2:49:08 PM WhenCreated : 9/10/2010 2:48:20 PM Does anyone have an idea on how to hide or remove an entry like this? Cheers, Merlin Boissonneault Sr. Technical Analyst Messaging/OCS Northern Health

Hey All, Got it working, found this awesome tool that was able to help me make the change. Check it out if you dont have it allready. http://www.powergui.org/downloads.jspa Cheers,Merlin Boissonneault Sr. Technical Analyst Messaging/OCS Northern Health

On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:37:51 +0000, Merlindb wrote: >Thanks for all the tips, it turns out they were mail enabled legacy public folders. I was able to hide one of them but the other one is giving me a heck of a time. I am trying to run this command "Set-PublicFolder '\Recruitment 29414031' -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True" but get the following error below. > >[PS] C:\>Set-PublicFolder '\Recruitment 29414031' -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True Set-PublicFolder : There is no existing PublicFolder that matches the following Identity: '\Recruitment 29414031'. Please make sure that yo u specified the correct PublicFolder Identity and that you have the necessary permissions to view PublicFolder. At line:1 char:17 + Set-PublicFolder <<<< '\Recruitment 29414031' -HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled $True + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (0:Int32) [Set-PublicFolder], MapiObjectNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 58080C43,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.MapiTasks.SetPublicFolder > >I can not find that object in the Public Folder Management Console, I tracked it down using "Get-mailboxpublicfolder | format-list" and found the e-mail I am trying to hide, this is the output from the command. [ snip ] >Does anyone have an idea on how to hide or remove an entry like this? If the public folder doesn't exist in the hierarchy but you have an AD object for it in the Microsoft Exchange System Objects folder, then just remove it from MESO. It's not unusual to find these orphans. --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP --- Rich Matheisen MCSE+I, Exchange MVP

Hi Rich, Thanks for the tip, I think there are alot of these orphans from our 2k3 > 2k7 upgrade and they were just never cleaned up. Will have to some house cleaning one of these days. Cheers,Merlin Boissonneault Sr. Technical Analyst Messaging/OCS Northern Health