Together Administration Management Agent Additions Appear as Modifications in the Export.ta File (255931)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1

This article was previously published under Q255931

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Together Administration Management Agent (TAMA) tool, new records are added to the Export.ta file as modifications rather than as new records. This creates a problem with connected directories such as Microsoft Exchange, because a new user is not created if the record is submitted as a modification.

CAUSE

This problem can occur when the import process uses the Modification Parsing template instead of the Add template. If you view the Export.ta file in the working directory of the Management Agent (MA), new records are preceded with an M rather than an A. This behavior occurs when TAMA runs, and creates new users below the MA.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, in the MA working directory, open the Export.ta file in a text editor and change the M at the beginning of each record to an A.

The Export.ta file appears as:

M cn=Jane Doe
Telephone: 222-2222
e-mail: someone@microsoft.com

The Export.ta file after modification:

A cn=Jane Doe
Telephone: 222-2222
e-mail: someone@microsoft.com

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB255931