You cannot run a task that is associated with a business rule of Authorization Manager in Windows Server 2008

Consider the following scenario:

• You install an Authorization Manager (AzMan)-based application on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008.
• You associate a business rule to a task in the authorization store.
• There are some roles in a role list that must be applied to the task.
• You try to run the task by using a user account that belongs to an applied role that is not the first role in the role list.

In this scenario, the AccessCheck function returns False. Therefore, you cannot run the task.

Note If you remove the business rule from the task, the user account can run the task successfully.

The issue occurs because the AccessCheck function checks only the first role and ignores the other roles in the role list.

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 the problem described in this article. 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.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) on the computer.

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2008 file information notes

Important Windows Vista hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only "Windows Vista" is listed on the Hotfix Request page. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows Vista" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

To work around this issue, add the user account as a member of the first role, or add the user as a member of a group and then assign that group to be the first role.

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

For more information about Authorization Manager (AzMan), visit the following Microsoft Web site:For more information about how to use the dynamic business rules of Authorization Manager in Windows Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008