FIX: You cannot migrate a user to Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer when you use the nis2ad command-line tool or the NIS Data Migration Wizard

Consider the following scenario. You try to migrate a user from a UNIX password file to the Active Directory directory service on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2-based computer. To do this, you use one of the following methods:

• You use the nis2ad command-line tool together with the -r option.
• You use the NIS Data Migration Wizard.

In this scenario, you cannot migrate the user to Active Directory.

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

• A user in Active Directory has the same account name as a user in the UNIX password file. This problem occurs regardless of whether the user in Active Directory has the UNIX attributes enabled.
• The value for the CN attribute of the account in Active Directory differs from the value of the samAccountName attribute.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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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 item in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, 64-bit editions

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit editions

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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