Microsoft KB Archive/271570

= Membership Does Not Remove Group Members with Special Characters in the Member Name =

Article ID: 271570

Article Last Modified on 10/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q271570



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Membership Server does not remove group members when the member is deleted from the database and the member name contains a special character (such as >) in it.



CAUSE
When the Membership LDAP Server attempts to remove deleted members from groups, it does not properly escape special characters. This causes data corruption in the database because the member is not properly removed from all groups.



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 Site Server service pack 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    Version        Size   File Name     Platform - 07/17/2000 15:13 7.0.1313.0    283,216  Storedb.dll     x86 07/17/2000 15:13 7.0.1313.0    495,376  Storedb.dll     Alpha



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Site Server 3.0.



MORE INFORMATION
The Storedb.dll file has been modified to escape the member name before it attempts to remove it from the groups.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB271570

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