Article ID: 313571
Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q313571
SYMPTOMS
When you migrate Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 users to Exchange 2000 with Group Policy set for a minimum password length, the Migration Wizard may not create user accounts in Active Directory.
CAUSE
The Migration Wizard generates a random password that is eight characters long. This problem may occur if Group Policy for a minimum password length is set to more than eight characters. In that situation, the Migration Wizard does not create the user accounts in Active Directory.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378 XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack
The English version of this fix has the following file attributes or later:
Component: Migration
| File name | Version |
|---|---|
| Mlmig32.dll | 6.0.5770.15 |
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 2.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3.
Keywords: kbbug kbexchange2000presp3fix kbexchange2000sp3fix kbfix KB313571
