Microsoft KB Archive/265408

= Setting the Password-Expired Attribute with Cdir_nt.exe =

Article ID: 265408

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1

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This article was previously published under Q265408



SYMPTOMS
When you use the NT management agent in Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) 2.1, you cannot set the Password-Disabled attribute in the connected Windows NT directory, even though the attribute appears in the export file.



CAUSE
MMS 2.1 contains a version of Cdir_nt.exe that does not flow the Password-Expired attribute to the connected Windows NT directory.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next version of Microsoft Metadirectory Services that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date       Time    Size        File name --  09-11-00   12:32   1,509,376   Cdir_ldp.exe 09-12-00  18:20   1,428,480   Cdir_nt.exe 09-12-00  18:16   1,334,784   Importt.exe 05-18-00  08:44   1,713,152   Viaserver.exe 04-19-00  16:03   3,354,850   Compv2.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276998 The Windows NT Management Agent Cannot Populate Certain User Attributes in the Connected Directory

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