I have been trying to use the ITPolicyImportExport tool from the resource kit to export froma 4.1.6 BES so that I could import it into a 5.0.0 BES.

The command I am using is:

Everything seems to work fine and an exported file is created.

However when I try to import that into the 5.0.0 BES, I get the following error.

Decryption of the provided file failed. Please make sure the file and password are valid and try again.

Now I know I have used the right password, I've tried this three different times with the same result.

Does any one know if it is actually possible to transfer policies between different versions like this? Or am I better off just to start setting up a new policy and reentering all the settings?

Okay, so let me preface by saying I have not done this myself, but I seem to remember someone at RIM stating the only way of currently doing this without doing an in-place upgrade or manually recreating the policies is to do a backup of your database and restore it to another SQL server/instance and then perform a manual upgrade against the database using CreateDB.exe and the Update option. Then you can export it from a 5.0 database and import it into the new environment.

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How did you try to import is into BES 5. Because I get the message "The system was unable import the file as it contains invalid template items."