Microsoft KB Archive/888993

= FIX: The ypcat command lists the full name instead of the user logon name in Windows Services for UNIX =

Article ID: 888993

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
You remove a user from an Active Directory Network Information Service (NIS) group that contains UNIX attributes in Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5. When you run the ypcat command, the user logon names for any remaining user accounts in that group are replaced with the full names. This problem occurs if the full name contains special characters such as the opening parenthesis (, the closing parenthesis ), and the asterisk (*).

For example, you have a user account where the full name is &quot;Jones, David&quot; and where the user logon name is &quot;djones.&quot; When you remove another user from the NIS group, the ypcat command returns &quot;Jones, David&quot; instead of &quot;djones&quot; as the user logon name.



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
No prerequisites are required.

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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name -  14-Dec-2004  01:35  8.0.1969.21  108,032  Nisprop.dll



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
For additional 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

Additional query words: SFU NIS

Keywords: kbunixservice kbaccounts kbbug kbfix kbprb kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB888993

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