Unable to delete archived items in Enterprise Vault (EV) for Microsoft Exchange.
| Article:TECH61293 | | | Created: 2008-01-30 | | | Updated: 2012-01-09 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH61293 |
Problem
Unable to delete archived items in Enterprise Vault (EV) for Microsoft Exchange.
Error
When attempting to delete archived items from Archive Explorer the following message can occur.
The deletion of the item is not currently permitted.
Cause
This can occur if the option to prevent an item from being deleted is enabled. To confirm this is the issue Dtrace StorageOnlineOpns for items stored on Centera and StorageDelete for all other storage devices. Check for 0xc0041a57 in the log file. The output of a Dtrace is listed below.
The following will be seen in the Dtrace log file:
(StorageOnlineOpns)<5312> EV:H CStorageOnline::CanItemBeDeleted|CanItemBeDeleted result: CanBeDeleted: FALSE,Reason: 0xc0041a57
This reason code 0xc0041a57 means it is unable to delete the saveset because the retention category associated with it does not allow deletions or PST Disabled grow registry key and hotfix are not in place. Check reference below.
For more information on Dtrace refer to the link in the Related Articles section.
Solution
To verify Site Settings
1. Open the Vault Administration Console.
2. Go to the Site properties and select General tab.
3. Verify that the option Users can delete items from their archives is enabled.
To verify the retention category
1. Expand to the Retention Categories.
2. Right-click on each retention category and select Properties.
3. Verify that the option Prevent deletion of archived items in this category is not checked.
4 Synchronize all mailboxes from the Synchronize tab on each Exchange Mailbox Archiving Task.
5. Open a command prompt and type IISRESET and press Enter.
Now the item can be deleted.
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