Some group records are not filtered out when you use the PersonaGrata feature on a Windows Server 2003-based computer or on a Windows 2000-based computer (895110)

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of the limitation of the PersonaGrata feature. The PersonaGrata feature filters only the owner of the group. The PersonaGrata feature does not filter the members within the group.

For more information about the PersonaGrata feature, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312964 Description of the WINS PersonaGrata feature

RESOLUTION

Windows 2000

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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.Prerequisites This hotfix requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).
Restart requirement You do not have to restart the computer. However, you have to restart the WINS service after you apply the hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Hotfix file information

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
   --------------------------------------------------------
   28-Feb-2005  20:06  5.0.2195.7035     146,704  Wins.exe

Windows Server 2003

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

MORE INFORMATION

After you apply this hotfix, when you use the PersonaGrata feature to restrict replication to the WINS database, whole groups are blocked when the following conditions are true:

They contain a member that is owned by a WINS server.
The WINS server is not in the list of WINS servers that are defined by the key.

For more information about WINS registry parameters on Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

251067 WINS Registry Parameters for Windows 2000