Restore of Active Directory Distribution Group fails and Distribution Group is restored without any members if any member of the group has been moved to a different Organization Unit (OU)
| Article:TECH201154 | | | Created: 2012-12-25 | | | Updated: 2012-12-26 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH201154 |
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Problem
Restore of Active Directory Distribution Group fails with error specified below:
Error
Access denied to file Active Directory\DC=DomainName\OU=OU1\CN=DistributionGroup\member.
Cause
This issue occurs if any user that was part of the Distribution Group at the time of the backup has been moved to a different Organization Unit (OU).
Solution
Workaround:
Move the user(s), that are part of the Distribution Group being restored, back to original location.
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This issue is currently under investigation by Symantec Corporation. Pending the outcome of the investigation, this issue may be resolved by way of a patch or hotfix in current or future revisions of the software. However, this particular issue is not currently scheduled for any release. If you feel this issue has a direct business impact for you and your continued use of the product, please contact your Symantec Sales representative or the Symantec Sales group to discuss these concerns. For information on how to contact Symantec Sales, please see www.symantec.com Please be sure to refer back to this document periodically as any changes to the status of the issue will be reflected here.
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| Source | UMI |
| Value | V-79-57344-33934 |
| Description | Unable to restore File Attributes Security or Directory Security information |
| Source | ETrack |
| Value | 3036637 |
| Description | ADRA: Restore fails to restore members of a Distribution Group when one of the member has been moved to a different OU |
| Source | Error Code |
| Value | 0xe000848e |
| Description | Unable to restore File Attributes Security or Directory Security information |
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