Microsoft KB Archive/119590

= PC DirSync: Conflicting Run Window Times in Dir-Sync Schedule =

Article ID: 119590

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.0
 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q119590



SYMPTOMS
With versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, directory synchronization (Dir-Sync) provides a "run window" that allows the Dir-Sync process to begin, even though the start time has already passed. For example, it is possible for the run window entries to be both 4 hours and 8 hours.



CAUSE
The scheduling information for Dir-Sync is contained in the PROCESS.GLB file. This file contains the time and date of the next scheduled activity for each day. If this PROCESS.GLB file was originally created for version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks and modified with version 3.0 of the Mail Administrator program (ADMIN.EXE), the run window will be 4 hours. If the PROCESS.GLB file was later modified with version 3.2 of the ADMIN.EXE program (after the postoffice was upgraded), the modified entries will have a run window of 8 hours.



RESOLUTION
One method to resolve this problem is to create a brand new PROCESS.GLB file by installing a version 3.2 postoffice in a temporary location on a local hard disk drive. First, make a backup copy of the existing PROCESS.GLB file on the production postoffice and then copy this newly created PROCESS.GLB file to the working postoffice. Run version 3.2 of the ADMIN.EXE program and re-create the entries. This will set the run window to 8 hours for all of the entries.

Another method to resolve this problem is to create a brand new PROCESS.GLB file as described above and then use the DSSCHED.EXE utility included with Application Note WA0725, "Directory Synchronization (Dir-Sync)" (text dated 8/94) to import a text file containing the schedule times. The following is a sample text file:

T1 Mon 22:00

T1 Tue 22:00 T1

Wed 22:00 T1 Thu

22:00 T1 Fri

22:00 T1 Sat

22:00 T1 Sun

22:00 T2 Mon

01:00 T2 Tue

01:00 T2 Wed

01:00 T2 Thu

01:00 T2 Fri

01:00 T2 Sat

01:00 T2 Sun

01:00 T3 Mon

03:00 T3 Tue

03:00 T3 Wed

03:00 T3 Thu

03:00 T3 Fri

03:00 T3 Sat

03:00 T3 Sun

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