The Disk Quota console shows two or more entries for the same user in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000 (898075)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:
  • You have upgraded from a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domain to an Active Directory directory service domain.
  • You use the Disk Quota console to view the disk quotas for users in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or in Microsoft Windows 2000.
In this scenario, the Disk Quota console shows two or more entries for the same user.

CAUSE

The Disk Quota console obtains disk quotas for users by querying the NTFS file system structure that references the security identifier (SID). This behavior occurs because an old SID is still present in the SIDHistory attribute. The new domain relies on the new SID. The Disk Quota console does not differentiate between the user name from a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domain and the user name from an Active Directory domain.

RESOLUTION

To avoid this issue, use the Active Directory Migration Tool or a third-party tool to convert all old SIDs in the files to new Active Directory SIDs after you upgrade a Windows NT 4.0 domain to an Active Directory domain. Because all users, groups, shared files, and folders are migrated to the new domain, you can remove the SIDHistory attribute and the Windows NT 4.0 domain.

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

295758 How to use Visual Basic Script to clear sIDHistory

326480 How to use Active Directory Migration Tool version 2 to migrate from Windows 2000 to Windows Server 2003

826896 "SIDHistory could not be updated due to a configuration or permissions problem" error message when you use the ADMT tool

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

You can list existing disk quotas in Windows Server 2003 by typing the following command at a command prompt:

fsutil quota query drive

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/12/2005
Keywords:kbinfo KB898075 kbAudITPRO
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