Event ID 1005 & 9149

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Event ID 9149 and 1005 - Event Source: MSExchangeSA

Microsoft Exchange System Attendant failed to start

Unexpected error Access denied

This issue may occur if the server account does not have the correct permissions on the Exchange server container in Active Directory.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 9149
Description:
Microsoft Exchange System Attendant failed to start Exchange server '<SERVERNAME>'. Error code '0x80070005'.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSExchangeSA
Event Category: General
Event ID: 1005
Description:
Unexpected error Access denied. Facility: LDAP Provider ID no: 80070005 Microsoft Exchange System Attendant occurred.

Causes: This issue may occur if the server account does not have the correct permissions on the Exchange server container in the Active Directory or the account was deleted from the Active Directory

Resolution: You may use ADSI Edit to grant the correct permissions for the server account on the Exchange server container in Active Directory.

Start ADSI Edit.

a.	Click Start, click Run, type adsiedit.msc, and then click OK.
b.	Click Tools, and then click ADSI Edit.

Expand Configuration, expand Configuration (CN=Configuration,DC=domain,DC=com), expand Services, and then expand Microsoft Exchange.

Expand OrganizationName, expand Administrative Groups, expand AdministrativeGroupName, and then expand Servers.

Right-click Server Name, and then click Properties.

Click the Security tab, verify that the server object is in the list of accounts with rights, and then verify that the Allow check box for Full Control is selected. If this permission is not selected, click to select the Allow check box for Full Control, and then click OK.

Quit ADSI Edit.

Wait for the change to replicate among the domain controllers.

Start System Attendant.

Note: ADSI Edit is located in the Support\Tools folder of the Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 CD.