XADM: Err Msg: Unable to Read Configuration File [], Not a Valid Configuration File or File Is Corrupted

ID: Q236416

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5 SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to start the Microsoft Exchange Server Replication Service after you configure the Interorg Replication Utility, you may receive the following error message:

Could not start the Exchange Replication Service service on \\Server.

Error 2140: An internal Windows NT error occurred.

The following event is also logged in the Windows NT application log:

Event ID: 114
Source: Exchsync
Type: Error
Description: Unable to read configuration file [], not a valid configuration file or file is corrupted.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the installer creates an Exchsync.ini file, and when a computer has Terminal Services installed, this file is placed in the Windows folder in the currently logged on user's Profile folder.

RESOLUTION

This problem is known to occur when the computer on which the Exchange Server Replication Service has been installed is also running Terminal Services.

The Exchange Server Replication Service must be installed using the installation mode in Terminal Services.

WORKAROUND

If the Exchange Server Replication Service has been installed, perform the following to remove it:

Open Exssrv.exe on the computer where the Exchange Server Replication Service is installed, and click Remove to uninstall the service.

To install using the Terminal Server installation mode, install the application using one of the following methods:

In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs and ensure that the All users begin with common application settings option is selected in the Installation wizard.

Type a "Change User /Install" command at an MS-DOS command prompt.

NOTE: The command should return "User session is ready to install applications."

Run Exssrv.exe again, and click Install to reinstall the service.

After installation has completed, run the following command at the command prompt:

Change User /Execute

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about installing applications or services on a computer running Terminal Server, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q186515 Do Not Run Terminal Server in Installation Mode

Q186531 Error Message: Cannot find *.ini. Please Re-run Setup

For additional information about the Interorg Replication Utility, please see the release notes for Exchange Server 5.5, Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: public folder free/busy


Keywords          : exc55sp2 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:5.5 SP2
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999