Resolution
fact
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.50
symptom
When attempting to display the 'Login Workstations' property of an account using the Command Line Interface (CLI), the syntax gets stuck in a loop and will not exit.
symptom
Running the following CLI syntax to display a user accounts Login Workstations property results in an endless loop:
cause
The problem is that in the Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA) cache there is a custom property called loginWorkstation which is supposed to be a VARIANT containing an array of BSTR values. However this property name conflicts with WinNT providers loginWorkstation property that is a BSTR. Since DRA would retain the schema for WinNT provider there was a mismatch in types.
fix
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.50
symptom
When attempting to display the 'Login Workstations' property of an account using the Command Line Interface (CLI), the syntax gets stuck in a loop and will not exit.
symptom
Running the following CLI syntax to display a user accounts Login Workstations property results in an endless loop:
EA /DOMIAN:domain_name USER user_name display workstations
cause
The problem is that in the Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA) cache there is a custom property called loginWorkstation which is supposed to be a VARIANT containing an array of BSTR values. However this property name conflicts with WinNT providers loginWorkstation property that is a BSTR. Since DRA would retain the schema for WinNT provider there was a mismatch in types.
fix
This issue has been corrected in version 6.60 and the fix is included in all subsequent releases. To resolve this issue upgrade to the latest version of DRA.
Download: Directory and Resource Administrator (requires username and password)
Additional Information
Formerly known as NETIQKB16184