Member Is Not Deleted from Group When It Contains a Greater Than Character (>) (268490)

SYMPTOMS

When you create a member that contains a greater than character ( > ) in its name, Site Server 3.0 prefaces the greater than character ( > ) with a backslash ( \ ). If you add this member to a group, and then delete this member, Site Server 3.0 does not remove the member from the groups that it belongs to.

The Site Server 3.0 documentation clearly documents the characters that can be used as an attribute for the CN (Common Name). The less than ( < ) and greater than ( > ) characters are considered to be valid characters that can be used for a CN in a Membership directory.

CAUSE

When a member is created that contains a greater than character ( > ) in the CN, Site Server populates the AdsPath and prefaces the greater than character ( > ) with a backslash ( \ ). For example, a member with a CN test>test has an AdsPath test\>test. When you delete a member from the directory, Site Server pulls the CN for the user, and then it searches all groups for this user. Because the AdsPath is used for the member when you add this user to a group, the values are not equal, and therefore Site Server is unable to remove the user from any groups.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Site Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

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, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

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 typical 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     Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   07/02/1998  15:27                   913  Eula.txt
   07/17/2000  15:13 7.0.1313.0    495,376  Storedb.dll   Alpha 
   09/04/1998  17:22 7.0.826.0      81,168  Update.exe    Alpha 
   07/19/2000  19:30                 1,702  Update.inf

   07/02/1998  15:27                   913  Eula.txt
   07/17/2000  15:13 7.0.1313.0    283,216  Storedb.dll   x86 
   08/26/1998  15:32 7.0.826.0      64,080  Update.exe    x86 
   07/19/2000  19:30                 1,702  Update.inf

Member Is Not Deleted from Group When It Contains a Greater Than Character (>) (268490)

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