Microsoft KB Archive/921210

= FIX: Error message when you try to create a Network Information Service (NIS) map on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer: &quot;Invalid extension in map name&quot; =

Article ID: 921210

Article Last Modified on 6/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer, you try to create a Network Information Service (NIS) map by using Identity Management for UNIX (IDMU). When you do this, you cannot create a NIS map if the NIS map name contains a period.

For example, you may receive an error message that resembles the following if you use the nismap command-line utility in Windows Server 2003 R2:

Invalid extension in map name. extension = &quot;. &quot;

Note In this error message,  is the part of the NIS map name that appears after the period.

This problem occurs when you try to use a command that resembles one of the following commands:
 * nismap create -i 1 -g &quot; &quot; -y auto.master
 * nismap create -i 1 -g &quot; &quot; -y auto.home
 * nismap create -i 1 -g &quot; &quot; -y auto.project



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

For x64-based computers


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
After you apply this hotfix, the following are true:
 * You can use the nismap command-line utility to create a nonstandard NIS map name that contains a period. The resulting NIS map may be suitable for use with a traditional UNIX automounter or with a Linux automounter.
 * The nis2ad command-line utility accepts nonstandard NIS map names that contain a period. When you migrate a UNIX-based NIS solution to an IDMU server for NIS, you can use the nis2ad command-line utility together with a nonstandard NIS map name.
 * You can use the nismap command-line utility to load data into a nonstandard NIS map.
 * You can query a nonstandard NIS map by using a UNIX-based computer or a Linux-based computer.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

For more information about how to configure a server computer to use NIS for a UNIX-to-Windows migration, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

324541 How to configure server for NIS for a UNIX-to-Windows migration

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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