Unable to Add Multiple Users to Distribution List from Outlook Client (280304)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
This article was previously published under Q280304

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Outlook to add multiple members to a Universal Distribution list, users with "Write Members" permission to the distribution list receive the following error message:
Changes to the distribution list membership could not be saved. You do not have sufficient permission to perform this operation on this object.
However, when you add one member to the distribution list, the process works correctly. Note that the user that has the "Write Members" permission to the distribution list also has an Exchange 2000 mailbox.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

NOTE: This hotfix must be applied on all of the domain controllers and the global catalogs.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date        Time     Version         Size      File name
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   5/31/2001   11:13p   5.0.2195.3663   501,520   Lsasrv.dll(56-bit)
   5/31/2001   03:30p   5.0.2195.3649   354,576   Advapi32.dll
   5/31/2001   03:37p   5.0.2195.3649   519,440   Instlsa5.dll
   5/31/2001   03:31p   5.0.2195.3649   142,608   Kdcsvc.dll
   5/30/2001   02:55p   5.0.2195.3649   209,008   Kerberos.dll
   5/29/2001   09:26a   5.0.2195.3649    69,456   Ksecdd.sys
   5/29/2001   09:26a   5.0.2195.3649   501,520   Lsasrv.dll
   5/29/2001   09:26a   5.0.2195.3649    33,552   Lsass.exe
   5/31/2001   03:31p   5.0.2195.3652   908,560   Ntdsa.dll
   5/31/2001   03:31p   5.0.2195.3649   382,736   Samsrv.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbDirServices kbenv kbfix kbSecurity kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB280304
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