Microsoft KB Archive/311440

= Changing Distribution List Owner Does Not Remove Old Owner =

Article ID: 311440

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1
 * Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q311440



SYMPTOMS
When you are running Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS), have a connector to Microsoft Exchange 5.5, and change the owner of a distribution list in the Metaverse, the Access Control List (ACL) of the distribution list still lists the old owner. However, when you use the Exchange Administrator tools for the same task, the old owner is removed from the ACL.



CAUSE
This problem can occur because this treatment of distribution lists that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article is a special case in Exchange Administrator.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem:
 * 1) Use a self-made program/script that is called in the Management Agent (MA) control script before the actual export to the connected directory occurs.
 * 2) This processes the MMS export file, finding all entries where the owner-attribute changes.
 * 3) The current owner is removed on each of these entries by using Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI).

When the MMS Exchange Cdir program (which is used to access the connected directory) sets the owner again, only the changed one remains.



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

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Keywords: kbfix kbenv kbui kbprb KB311440

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