XADM: Directory Export Sends Out the OBJ-DIST-NAME Instead of the Directory Name

ID: Q215533

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

Directory Export sometimes does not use the directory name object attribute as the directory name when performing a directory export. Instead, Directory Export may construct the directory name from the OBJ-DIST-NAME object attribute using the last common name field as the directory. Normally this would be fine, as the last common name and the directory name are usually the same. But if a customer deletes and recreates a mailbox changing the case of the directory name, then the directory name object attribute and the last common name of the OBJ-DIST-NAME will be different. This can cause problems when performing a dirsync operation with third-party e-mail servers.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Component: Administrator Program

File name	Version
Dapi.dll	5.5.2541.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words:

Keywords : exc55 EXC55SP3Fix
Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug