Error: "The server is unwilling to process the request" when using the AddUserWin2k.xls spreadsheet (NETIQKB70464)

  • 7770464
  • 28-Jun-2007
  • 13-Mar-2008

Resolution

Symptom:

Error: "The server is unwilling to process the request" when using the AddUserWin2k.xls spreadsheet

When using the AddUserWin2k.xls spreadsheet, all users get created in a DISABLED state

Unable to add users using the AddUserWin2k.xls spreadsheet

Fact:

Directory and Resource Administrator 8.x

Cause:

This is caused when the macro that runs in the background of the AddUserWin2k.xls tries to build the string for the CN of the user object.  If that string has a "," in it, (whether the "," came from the formatting of the CN as displayed on the front page of the .xls, or if a "," actually is input into this field manually on the second page of the sheet), The sheet is unable to commit this change to Active Directory giving an error

Fix:

Manually input the CN field with the creation of each user account so that it contains a "\" immediately preceeding the ","

Example of acceptable values to input for the CN column: "Doe John", "Doe\,John"

Note:

ENG229542 has been logged and is being looked at by dev at this time

 

Additional Information

Formerly known as NETIQKB70464