You do not receive an error message if the LDIFDE utility encounters a problem exporting directory objects in Windows 2000 (884875)

SYMPTOMS

When you run the LDIFDE utility (Ldifde.exe) on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)-based computer or on a Service Pack 3 (SP3)-based computer to export directory objects to the Active Directory, you do not receive an error message in the LDIFDE utility when the utility encounters a problem during the export process. Also, the LDIFDE utility does not create an error log that records the error.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

This hotfix requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) or Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

 Date         Time   Version        Size    File name   Platform
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 03-Sep-2004  07:34  5.0.2195.6972  62,736  Ldifde.exe  x86

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about problems that are related to the LDIFDE utility, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296656 Ldifde.exe returns an error message with "<" character during import

279259 LDIFDE does not import users from trusted domains

For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates