ERROR: "Could not locate the target container" when using relative path on Linux server.

ERROR: "Could not locate the target container"

The relative path for the Import process is not being read correctly.

Within a Server Policy Package, under the "Workstation Import Policy" properties, the "Platforms" tab can be selected. Under the specified platform, the administrator has the option to import the workstation into a "User Container". Also, can be used relative path to specify the container where the workstation is going to be imported.

Situation:

O=NTS
     OU=RioDeJaneiro
          OU=Users
          OU=Zenworks
               OU=Workstations
               OU=Policies
     OU=Provo
          OU=Users
          OU=Zenworks
               OU=Workstations
               OU=Policies

Suppose you want to use a relative path to specify the container where the workstation should be imported. For example, you want to import the workstation objects under the container"Workstations.Zenworks" available under each site. In order to do it, you need to use relative path in the workstation import policy, choosing "User Container" and using "dots" in the end of the path to inform the number of containers above it belongs.

In the DS structure described above, you should use the following relative path: Workstations.Zenworks.

Explanation: The path is read from the right to the left. The "dot" at the end specify that the import process should move one container above the container "Users", this is "RioDeJaneiro". Then, it should go down to the container "Zenworks", finally go down again to "Workstations".

When you configure this relative path in a policy running on a Linux box, it just does not work. Looking in the debug log file generated by the import process, you will see that the process does not interpret correctly the "dots" used to separate each container:
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Nov 24, 2007 9:17:40 PM User context = Users,RioDeJaneiro,NTS
Nov 24, 2007 9:17:40 PM Login count = 0
Nov 24, 2007 9:17:40 PM ENTER doContainerSearch - Workstations.Zenworks,RioDeJaneiro,NTS
Nov 24, 2007 9:17:40 PM Could not find container workstations.zenworks,riodejaneiro,nts
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The import process (JAVA) uses ldap searches to locate the container. The process does not interpret correctly the "dots" used to separate each container.