Microsoft KB Archive/923354

= You cannot add a member to a universal group on a Windows Server 2003-based computer =

Article ID: 923354

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer, you cannot add a member to a universal group. Additionally, the following error message is logged in the Directory Service log:

Event Type: Error

Event Source: NTDS General

Event Category: Internal Processing

Event ID: 1481

Description: Internal error: The operation on the object failed. Additional Data Error value: 2 0000208D: NameErr: DSID-031001CD, problem 2001 (NO_OBJECT), data 0, best match of: 

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You try to add a member to a universal group on a global catalog server.
 * The LDAP_SERVER_VERIFY_NAME_OID flag is configured to use another global catalog server.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because Security Accounts Manager (SAM) cannot use the configured global catalog server if the Windows Server 2003-based computer is also a global catalog server.



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

Prerequisites
You must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed to apply this hotfix.

Note x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 include Service Pack 1.

Restart requirement
You must restart the 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.

Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Itanium-based versions


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.



MORE INFORMATION
A global catalog server contains a partial replica of the Active Directory directory service for every domain in an enterprise forest. The global catalog server copies all the objects from every domain in the forest. However, the global catalog server contains only a subset of attributes for each object. By default, the subset of attributes for each object includes the attributes that are used in most common queries. The global catalog server provides an information store that can be queried to locate forest-wide information.

For more information, 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

Keywords: kbfix kbqfe kbexpertiseinter kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003presp2fix kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB923354

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