Microsoft KB Archive/884875

= You do not receive an error message if the LDIFDE utility encounters a problem exporting directory objects in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 884875

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the LDIFDE utility (Ldifde.exe) on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)-based computer or on a Service Pack 3 (SP3)-based computer to export directory objects to the Active Directory, you do not receive an error message in the LDIFDE utility when the utility encounters a problem during the export process. Also, the LDIFDE utility does not create an error log that records the error.



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
This hotfix requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) or Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

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   Platform --- 03-Sep-2004 07:34  5.0.2195.6972  62,736  Ldifde.exe  x86



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 about problems that are related to the LDIFDE utility, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296656 Ldifde.exe returns an error message with &quot;<&quot; character during import

279259 LDIFDE does not import users from trusted domains

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 file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, 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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB884875

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