Certificate Request Generates Empty Relative Distinguished Names (289187)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
This article was previously published under Q289187

SYMPTOMS

When you generate a request on the Advanced Certificate Requests page under Web Enrollment and omit information in one or more of the information fields, the Relative Distinguished Names (RDNs) are empty. The root Certificate Authority (CA) PKCS#10 Request is not signed by an Entrust Root CA for cross-certification.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/19/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbfix kbinterop kbnetwork kbProgramming kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB289187
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