DOCUMENT:Q253181 08-MAY-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Multivalued Attributes Pushed Incorrectly to Other LDAP Servers PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::2.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1, on platform(s): - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT, on platform(s): - the hardware: Intel x86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you push multivalued attributes with any of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) management agents (MAs) to a connected directory, only the last value is written. For example, consider pushing the FacsimileTelephoneNumber multivalued attribute to an object with the following values: FacsimileTelephoneNumber:999-1211 FacsimileTelephoneNumber:999-1212 FacsimileTelephoneNumber:999-1213 This results in the following incorrect assignment: FacsimileTelephoneNumber 999-1213 The correct result should be: FacsimileTelephoneNumber 999-1211 999-1212 999-1213 CAUSE ===== Cdir_ln.exe does not handle multivalued attributes properly when an ADD is sent. It works correctly when you update with a MOD. RESOLUTION ========== A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing at a later time, to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next version of Microsoft Metadirectory Services that contains this fix. 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, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. Normal 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 Size File name ------------------------------------------ 04/19/00 04:35p 1334272 Importt.exe STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: Zoomit Via MA zscript genlogs ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbMMSSearch Version : :2.1 Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.