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XADM: Cannot Create ADC Connection Agreement if There Is a Dot in the Exchange Server 5.5 Computer Name

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Symptoms

When you are attempting to create a Connection Agreement, you may receive a failure message and see the following event in the Application event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSADC
Event Category: LDAP Operations
Event ID: 8270
Description:
LDAP returned the error [13] Constraint Violation when importing the transaction dn: (DN)
The event description continues with several lines of configuration specific information.

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Cause

This problem can occur if the Exchange Server 5.5 Organization has a dot (.) in the target server name or organization name.

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Status

This behavior is by design.

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More information

Exchange 2000 uses Active Directory and Domain Name System (DNS) for Internet domain names natively. Supporting a dot (.) in the organization name would break the domain name.

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Article Info
Article ID : 291266
Revision : 7
Created on : 1/1/0001
Published on : 1/1/0001
Exists online : False
Views : 259