Manager of a distribution list with hidden membership cannot view group members in Exchange 2000 Server (822231)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to view the group membership of a distribution list that you manage when you use the Microsoft Outlook client to make changes to the distribution list.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if all the following conditions are true:
  • You create a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server distribution list, or you migrate a user who is an owner of a distribution list from Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange 2000.
  • You hide the distribution list membership by using the Exchange Task Wizard, or you set the hideDLMembership attribute by using a tool such as ADSI Edit.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Exchange 2000 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   02-Dec-2003  04:45  6.0.6541.0        602,112  Abv_dg.dll
Note Because of file dependencies, this update requires Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301378 How to obtain the latest Exchange 2000 Server service pack

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

This problem may occur with the following Microsoft Windows 2000 Server groups:
  • Global security group.
  • Universal security group.
  • Universal distribution group.
  • Domain local distribution group.
After you apply this hotfix, if you hide the membership of a distribution list, the distribution list manager can see the members in Microsoft Outlook.

For distribution lists with hidden membership that existed before you applied this hotfix, you must unhide and then hide the distribution group membership before the list manager can see the group members.

To unhide and then hide the membership of a distribution list, follow these steps.

Note You do not have to follow these steps with distribution lists that you hid the membership of after you applied the hotfix.
  1. Start Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. Right-click the distribution list that you want, and then click Exchange Tasks.
  3. Click Next, click Unhide Membership, and then click Next.
  4. Click Next, and then click Finish.
  5. Right-click the distribution list that you selected in step 2, and then click Exchange Tasks.
  6. Click Next, click Hide Membership, and then click Next.
  7. Click Next, and then click Finish.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/3/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbfix kbExchange2000preSP4fix kbbug KB822231 kbAudITPRO
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