FIX: Unrecognized users and groups may appear in the Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0 metabase after Application Center 2000 replication occurs (890475)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Application Center 2000
Important This article contains information about editing the metabase. Before you edit the metabase, verify that you have a backup copy that you can restore if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, see the "Configuration Backup/Restore" Help topic in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

SYMPTOMS

When you create a Microsoft Application Center 2000 application pool, you may notice that unrecognized users and groups may appear in the Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 metabase after Application Center 2000 replication occurs.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when local group permissions and local user permissions that are contained in the AdminACL property are replicated by the Application Center replication driver. In this case, the AdminACL property may contain security identifier (SID) information that maps to local users or local groups that do not exist on the destination computer.

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 Application Center 2000 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 file attributes) 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
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   07-Dec-2004  00:58  1.0.781.9  43,520  Rdrvmb.dll

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Installation instructions

This hotfix adds the DisableAdminACL value to the Application Center 2000 metabase replication driver. You can use the DisableAdminACL value to disable the AdminACL property replication if a specific metabase value is detected.

This hotfix adds the DisableAdminACL key to the IIS metabase in the following IIS metabase path:

/WebReplication/local/ReplicationResourceTypes/MB/

After you apply this hotfix, you must use the Mdutil.exe file utility that is included in this hotfix to add a value to disable or enable AdminACL property replication.

To disable AdminACL property replication, follow these steps.

Warning If you edit the metabase incorrectly, you can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall any product that uses the metabase. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that result if you incorrectly edit the metabase can be solved. Edit the metabase at your own risk.

Note Always back up the metabase before you edit it.
  1. Log on to the computer that is running Application Center 2000 by using an account that has administrative permissions.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
  3. At the command prompt, type the following command:

    mdutil.exe SET /WebReplication/local/ReplicationResourceTypes/MB/DisableAdminACL/AttrValue "1"

NoteAttrValue 1 disables AdminACL property replication and AttrValue 0 enables AdminACL property replication.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/5/2006
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