Microsoft KB Archive/826374

= &quot;Invalid Active Directory Pathname Was Passed&quot; Error Message When You Try to Copy an Object =

Article ID: 826374

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to copy or to move a Microsoft Active Directory directory service object, the operation is unsuccessful, and you receive the following error message:

cannot be copied because an invalid Active Directory pathname was passed



CAUSE
This issue may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
 * Your computer is running Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
 * The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) distinguished name of the object contains a forward slash (/) character.



Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

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

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed on your computer.

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) 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 --  04-Aug-2003  19:30  5.0.2195.6798     468,240  Dsadmin.dll 04-Aug-2003 19:30  5.0.2195.6798     142,096  Dsuiwiz.dll 15-Jul-2003 19:08  5.0.2195.6776   4,858,368  Sp3res.dll



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.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB826374

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