The Exchange server address list service failed to respond

"The Exchange server address list service failed to respond. This could be because of an address list or email address policy configuration error"

 

Issue: When you try to move a mailbox to an Exchange 2007 mailbox server, you get error that "The Exchange server address list service failed to respond. This could be because of an address list or email address policy configuration error"

 

Test Acct6
Failed

Error:
The address list service on the server 'EX-07.us.yourdomain.com' is not running. The Exchange server address list service failed to respond. This could be because of an address list or email address policy configuration error.

The Exchange server address list service failed to respond. This could be because of an address list or email address policy configuration error.

Exchange Management Shell command attempted:
'us.yourdomain.com/Exchange Test Accounts/TestAcct6' | move-mailbox -TargetDatabase 'Ex-07\EX-DB3\EX-DB3' -GlobalCatalog 'dc-2.us.yourdomain.com'

Elapsed Time: 00:00:00

 

 

Address List Service

 

The Address List Service is a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 service that updates recipient objects within a domain with specific types of information. For example, the Address List Service updates recipient objects with e-mail addresses and address list membership at scheduled intervals. Usually an administrator is responsible for determining the intervals at which this service runs.

Note:
This feature was called Recipient Update Service in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and earlier versions of Exchange Server.

When you modify or create a recipient policy, the e-mail addresses for the address types that you have modified or added will be generated the next time that the Address List Service is scheduled to run. The Address List Service only processes changes that were made since the last time that it was run, so it is very efficient. You must have at least one Address List Service for each domain in your organization, and it must be run from a computer that is running Exchange 2007.

 

On your Exchange 2007 server, there is no service called "Address List Service" that you can turn on or off, however, in Exchange 2007,

Address List Service is integrated with Exchange 2007 System Attendant Service. Therefore, your solution is:

 

Solution: Restart your Exchange 2007 System Attendant Service on the server.