FIX: Applications that are written for Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 or for Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 cannot retrieve data from Active Directory on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 R2 (921599)

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

You have two or more domain controllers in an Active Directory directory service forest that are running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5. Additionally, the domain controllers have the Server for NIS component or the Password Synchronization component installed.
You upgrade one or more of the domain controllers to the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system. However, you do not upgrade all the domain controllers.

In this scenario, applications that are written for Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 or for Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 cannot retrieve data from Active Directory. This problem occurs when the data is stored on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 R2.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Active Directory data is stored differently on a domain controller that is running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 or Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 than on a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2003 R2.

On a domain controller that is running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 or Windows Services for UNIX 3.0, data is stored in attributes that are defined by the Windows Services for UNIX schema. When you upgrade the domain controller to Windows Server 2003 R2, the newer Windows Server 2003 R2 schema is installed on the domain controller. Therefore, applications that require the data to be stored in attributes that are defined by the Windows Services for UNIX schema stop functioning. These applications include the Server for NIS component and the Password Synchronization component.

The Server for NIS component and the Password Synchronization component that are installed on other domain controllers in the Active Directory forest continue to store data in attributes that are defined by the Windows Services for UNIX schema.

RESOLUTION

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

You must have Windows Server 2003 R2 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You must restart the 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 item in Control Panel.

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Nis2ad.exe	8.0.1969.46	2,122,752	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Nisadmin.exe	8.0.1969.46	219,136	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Nismap.exe	8.0.1969.46	2,122,752	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Nisprop.dll	8.0.1969.46	112,640	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Nissvc.exe	8.0.1969.46	187,392	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Pswdsync.dll	8.0.1969.46	109,568	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Regini.exe	5.0.2134.1	35,600	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86
Yppush.exe	8.0.1969.46	76,288	19-Jul-2006	21:53	x86

REFERENCES

For more information about software update terminology, 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

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

912309 How to upgrade Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 to Windows Server 2003 R2

For more information about how to install the Password Synchronization component and UNIX side components for Identity Management for UNIX, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/R2/unixcomponents/idmu.mspx

For more information about how to set up the Server for NIS component, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/43d83e6f-c1fb-48de-88df-4cb5adbe6ebd1033.mspx?mfr=true

For more information about how to extend the schema in Windows Server 2003 R2, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/84445c1b-a418-4a09-a50c-5f3258cfc5b51033.mspx?mfr=true