MAPADMIN LIST Command Does Not Generate an Error if the User Name Mapping Server Is Down (305130)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.2 OEM Only

This article was previously published under Q305130

SYMPTOMS

When you use the MAPADMIN LIST command to query a User Name Mapping server while the server is down, you receive a list that shows the mappings are empty instead of a notification that the server is down.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The MAPADMIN LIST command generates a list of user and group mappings from a designated User Name Mapping server.

The Mapadmin.exe utility is a command line utility for Windows Services For UNIX (SFU). This tool provides the ability to configure the SFU User Name Mapping database from a command prompt or by using a script.

Windows SFU 2.2 OEM Only is only available through Original Equipment Manufacturers. Windows SFU 2.2 is designed to be installed only on Windows Powered computers.


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/13/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB305130