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Search-Mailbox fails on Exchange 2010 Standard if a query is given

I'm failing horribly at searching a single user's mailbox for any mail containing a particular word.

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Search-Mailbox -Identity "USER" -TargetMailbox "Support" -TargetFolder "Recovery" -DomainController "dc.local"

Success! But I see every email ever; I need to narrow it down with a search.

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Search-Mailbox -Identity "USER" -SearchQuery "Body: '*euro*'" -TargetMailbox "Support" -TargetFolder "Recovery" -DomainController "dc.local"

The search has Failed.

     Started by:      local\ADMIN
     Start Time:      3/31/2011 12:26:39 PM
     Size:      0 B (0 bytes)
     Items:      0
     Results:      local\Support
     Errors:      An error occurred when searching USER. The message is 'Search Failed on mailbox 'local\USER\a702b7cd-1921-4f96-9534-76ad00d719a1'. If the search query used short words with wildcard(s) such as pat*, it can result in a large number of words or phrases because all permutations of words starting with “pat” are searched. Make search queries as specific as possible when using wildcards. '.
     Operations performed:      Messages were copied to the target mailbox.

     Query:      Body: '*euro*'
     Search Dumpster:      True
     Logging:      Basic
     Mailboxes to search:      (1) local\USER

I've tried:

-SearchQuery "Body: '*euro*'"

-SearchQuery "Body: 'euro'"

-SearchQuery "*euro*"

-SearchQuery "euro"

-SearchQuery *euro*

-SearchQuery euro

Please note that all of the above searches, including with and without wildcards, yield the same error message.

I've done heavy searching online for 'search-mailbox "search failed on mailbox"' and such with no applicable results.

What am I missing?

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If the raw PowerShell error is useful:

Search Failed on mailbox 'local\USER\a702b7cd-1921-4f96-9534-76ad00d719a1'. If the search query used short words with wildcard(s) such as pat*, it can result in a large number of words or phrases because all permutations of words starting with "pat" are searched. Make search queries as specific as possible when using wildcards.
+ CategoryInfo : ReadError: (0:Int32) [Search-Mailbox], SearchMailboxException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : 55FCE581,Microsoft.Exchange.Management.Tasks.SearchMailbox

RunspaceId : 4d606ccd-375a-4cb3-97b2-75581bd19b70
Identity : local/USER
TargetMailbox : local/Support
TargetPSTFile :
Success : False
TargetFolder : \Recovery\
ResultItemsCount : 0
ResultItemsSize : 0 B (0 bytes)

MegaNuk3

Did you try Test-exchangeSearch?

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And the search is now working. I'm not getting any results, but I think that's my fault.

Thanks, MegaNuk3.

MegaNuk3

You are going to have to wait a while for the Indexer to finish indexing your databases... You should get a 110 Event when it finishes...

Thanks for the points.

KeyPlastics

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MegaNuk3's troubleshooting step led to the actual problem, a disabled service.

MegaNuk3

Did you index reset finish and now return results as expected?