Does Directory and Resource Administrator support pre-Windows 2000 group names longer than 20 charac (NETIQKB51008)

  • 7751008
  • 02-Feb-2007
  • 19-Jun-2007

Resolution

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Does Directory and Resource Administrator support pre-Windows 2000 group names longer than 20 characters?

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Can I modify the allowed pre-Windows 2000 group name length in the $GroupNameLengthPolicy?

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Directory and Resource Administrator 7.x

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Directory and Resource Administrator (DRA) uses a default Group Name Length limit of 20 characters for supported Windows versions earlier than Windows 2000.  DRA enforces this limit for compatibility with Windows NT 4.0-based tools, such as User Manager, which do not accept group names longer than 20 characters.

If you do not manage Windows NT 4.0 domains or use Windows NT 4.0-based tools, you can increase the length of pre-Windows 2000 group names.

Note: Other applications and processes in your environment that access group names may not support pre-Windows 2000 group names exceeding 20 characters.

To allow the use of pre-Windows 2000 group names longer than 20 characters, disable the $GroupNameLengthPolicy or modify the value of the $GroupNameLengthPolicy settings for pre-Windows 2000 group name length.



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For more information, see the User Guide for Directory and Resource Administrator and Exchange Administrator

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To Disable the $GroupNameLengthPolicy:
  1. Log in to the Delegation and Configuration console as the DRA Service Account or a DRA Admin.
  2. In the left pane, expand Policy and Automation Management.
  3. Click Policy.
  4. In the right pane, select $GroupNameLengthPolicy.
  5. Right-click $GroupNameLengthPolicy, and then click Disable.


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To Modify the $GroupNameLengthPolicy settings for pre-Windows 2000 group names:
  1. Log in to the Delegation and Configuration console as the DRA Service Account or a DRA Admin.
  2. In the left pane, expand Policy and Automation Management.
  3. Click Policy.
  4. In the right pane, select $GroupNameLengthPolicy.
  5. Right-click $GroupNameLengthPolicy, and then click the Settings tab.
  6. Modify the Maximum name length (Pre-Windows 2000 objects) to the desired value.
  7. Click OK.


Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB51008