Error: 'The property name $McsPrimaryGroup is invalid' occurs when trying to modify the Primary Grou (NETIQKB36763)

  • 7736763
  • 02-Feb-2007
  • 19-Jun-2007

Resolution

fact
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.40

fact
Directory and Resource Administrator 6.50

symptom
Error: 'The property name $McsPrimaryGroup is invalid' occurs when trying to modify the Primary Group of a user from the command line interface (CLI).

symptom
An error message occurs when the following command is run from the Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA) CLI:
EA /DOMAIN:<domain_name> /MASTER USER <user_name> UPDATE PRIMARYGROUP:<"new_group_name">
 

cause
In Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA) 6.4 and 6.5, the CLI does not correctly support the property change of the Primary Group.

fix
To resolve this error, upgrade to the latest version of Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA). This issue was addressed in DRA 6.6.

To workaround this issue, you can also use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) or web console to make modifications to the Primary Group.

Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB36763