Microsoft KB Archive/898063

= When you change group scopes by using a combination of the Dsquery command the Dsmod command, all the group types are changed to either distribution groups or security groups on a Windows Server 2003-based computer =

Article ID: 898063

Article Last Modified on 3/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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SYMPTOMS
You change group scopes by using the following combination of the Dsquery command and the Dsmod command:

Dsquery group ObjectUnitName | Dsmod group -scope g

All the group types are changed to either distribution groups or security groups.

Also, you change group types by using the following combination of the Dsquery command and the Dsmod command:

Dsquery group ObjectUnitName | Dsmod group -secgrp yes

The group scope of the first group is copied to all the other groups that the Dsquery command returns.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because the Dsmod command only reads the current flags for the first group that the Dsquery command finds. Then, the Dsmod command copies the first group type or the first group scope to all subsequent groups.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Restart requirement
If you are using the Dsmod command when you apply this hotfix, you must restart the computer.

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 tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions     Date         Time   Version            Size     File name    Platform -    01-Jun-2005  11:38  5.2.3790.341       266,240  Dsmod.exe    IA-64 Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), Itanium-based versions     Date         Time   Version            Size     File name    Platform -    01-Jun-2005  11:38  5.2.3790.2457      280,576  Dsmod.exe    IA-64 Microsoft Windows Server with 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)     Date         Time   Version            Size     File name -    01-Jun-2005  11:38  5.2.3790.2457      231,424  Dsmod.exe Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions     Date         Time   Version            Size     File name -    01-Jun-2005  23:56  5.2.3790.341       179,712  Dsmod.exe Windows Server 2003 with SP1, x64-based versions     Date         Time   Version            Size     File name -    02-Jun-2005  00:47  5.2.3790.2457      181,760  Dsmod.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

