Novell GROUPWISE 7 - MESSAGE TRANSFERT AGENT, Manual

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NetWare Note: Use Options (F10) > Admin Status > Automatic Recovery.
To recover the domain database immediately:
1 At the server where the MTA is running, display the MTA server console.
2 Click Configuration > Admin Status > Perform DB Recovery.
NetWare Note: Use
Options (F10) > Admin Status > Perform DB Recovery .
For additional database repair procedures, see Chapter 26, “Maintaining Domain and Post Office
Databases,” on page 377 .
MTA Web Console
You can recover the post office database from the Configuration page. Under the General Settings
heading, click Admin Task Processing . Select Automatic Recovery or Perform DB Recovery as
needed.
Performing eDirectory User Synchronization
You can configure the MTA to perform Novell
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user synchronization at regular
intervals. See Section 41.4.1, “Using eDirectory User Synchronization,” on page 638 . You can also
force eDirectory user synchronization to start immediately from the NetWare MTA server console.
To start eDirectory user synchronization manually:
1 At the server where the NetWare MTA is running, display the MTA server console.
2 Press F4.
MTA Web Console
You can see when the next eDirectory user synchronization even will occur at the bottom of the
Configuration page.
Browsing the Current MTA Log File
The MTA displays only the most urgent messages in the alert box. Additional information is written
to the MTA log file. The amount of information depends on the current log settings for the MTA.
See
Section 42.3, “Using MTA Log Files,” on page 665 .
The information automatically scrolls up the screen as additional information is written. You can
stop the automatic scrolling so you can manually scroll back through earlier information.
To browse the current MTA log file and control scrolling:
1 At the server where the MTA is running, display the MTA server console.
2 Click Log > Active Log .
NetWare Note: Use View Log File (F9) .
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Deselect Automatic Scrolling to manually scroll back through parts of the log that have already
scrolled out of the box.
4 Click Freeze to stop the MTA from logging information to the active log box.
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Click Thaw when you want the MTA to resume logging information to the active log box.
For explanations of messages in the MTA log file, see “ Message Transfer Agent Error Messages ” in
GroupWise 7 Troubleshooting 1: Error Messages .