Newsgroup Display Name Is Not Updated When You Run the Rgroup.vbs Script in Exchange 2000 Service Pack 3 (822885)

Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server SP3

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Rgroup.vbs file to change the display name of newsgroups in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3, the display name is not updated.

CAUSE

The Rgroup.vbs file contains a syntax error that prevents it from processing the name of the newsgroup correctly.

Note The Rgroup.vbs file is located in the C:\Winnt\System32\Inetserv folder.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, modify the Rgroup.vbs file in Notepad. To do this, follow these steps:

Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Notepad.
On the File menu, click Open.
Locate the Rgroup.vbs file, and then click Open.

Locate the following text that is on line 259:

On Error Resume Next 
g_admin.Get strNewsgroup 
if ( Err.Number <> 0 ) then

Replace the text that you located in step 4 with the following text:
```
On Error Resume Next 
g_admin.Get strNewsgroup 
if ( Err.Number = 0 ) then
```
Note The new text is Err.Number = 0, instead of Err.Number <> 0
On the File menu, click Save.
Run the Rgroup.vbs file to change the display name of the newsgroup in Exchange 2000.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:

Major

Last Reviewed:

8/27/2003

Keywords:

kbprb KB822885 kbAudITPRO