Microsoft KB Archive/829856

= Active Directory Objects Have a Question Mark (?) After SMS Active Directory User Discovery or Active Directory System Discovery =

Article ID: 829856

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
After Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Active Directory User or Active Directory System discovery in a Single-Byte Character Set (SBCS)-based Active Directory environment occurs, Active Directory objects based on the Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) may contain a question mark character (&quot;?&quot;) for each character that did not translate.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the translation engine cannot translate correctly when it converts DBCS. As a result, the translation engine replaces the characters with a question mark (?).

For example, if you run SMS 2003 Active Directory User discovery or Active Directory System discovery in a US English character (SBCS)-based Active Directory environment, objects that use the Japanese characters (DBCS) are converted to a &quot;?&quot;.



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



Author: jimbrad

Writer: v-lgomm

Tech Review: steverac

Editor: v-dbrsu

Keywords: kbnofix kbbug KB829856

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