Exchange 2003 Failed to generate offline Address Book

Out of curiosity, have you switched servers lately?  If so, did you use KB822931?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822931

Follow the step to rehome it to a new server and then let it regen.

I did switch servers i will start reading these and see what happens be right back.

Or, it might be related to this KB:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842032/

...looks like Danish beat me to the article =^)

hmm Still not workign whast the best way to start a new offline address book from sratch

i think that error you are getting is the fact exchange cant find the object its looking for, i had an SA error today, relised i had moved the sa account to a different ou and that caused problems

wow i get three OAL errors
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Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      MSExchangeSA
Event Category:      OAL Generator
Event ID:      9305
Date:            5/16/2005
Time:            5:37:19 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      CG-SERVER2
Description:
OALGen encountered error 8004010f while loading the template /O=COLLINSGOODMAN/cn=Configuration/cn=Addressing/cn=Address-Templates. All display templates will not be available for the client download.
- Default Offline Address List

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
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Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      MSExchangeSA
Event Category:      OAL Generator
Event ID:      9332
Date:            5/16/2005
Time:            5:37:19 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      CG-SERVER2
Description:
OALGen encountered error 8004010f (internal ID 5000789) while building the address or display template files on Active Directory  for address list '\Global Address List' .
- Default Offline Address List

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

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Event Type:      Error
Event Source:      MSExchangeSA
Event Category:      OAL Generator
Event ID:      9126
Date:            5/16/2005
Time:            5:37:19 PM
User:            N/A
Computer:      CG-SERVER2
Description:
OALGen encountered error 8004010f while calculating the offline address list for address list '\Global Address List'.  This offline address list will not be available for client download.  
- Default Offline Address List

For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

In the last post i ment now i get three errors when i rebuild the offline address book.

Please check your /dc=local/dc=CollinsGoodman/cn=Configuration/cn=Services/cn=Microsoft Exchange/cn=COLLINSGOODMAN/cn=Address Lists Container/cn=Offline Address Lists/cn=Default Offline Address List's properties's replication tab.

Make sure your new server name is added as replica.

Reference:
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http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817377
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=842032

- corra[isat]

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I hate when that happens.  What I was going to say was try out what yoyyo said and let us know.

I think im going to reinstal this box over the weekend.  There are other AD issues that keep poping up it may not be fixable.

You should always report AD issues with your Exchange problem in the start.  Sometimes if AD is not replicating properly can cause inconsistancies and corruption.  This could be fixed through a completely different method, but you need to supply all information.  Like event logs and types of issues.

If AD is not replicating properly there will be inconsistantices...most definitely.
What does DCDiag report?

by they way i ended up just reinstall this box