Directory Assistant
 
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History and Updates
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Bug Fix
 
Build 2011.310
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 Added ability for service to log on using e-mail address or profile
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 Corrected potential issue with no log file when starting Directory Assistant service
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 Corrected authorization e-mail hyperlink may not be underlined
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 Service installation now prompts for existing user account instead of creating one
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 Corrected "operations error" message with groups that have an exact multiple of 100 users
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 Corrected potential issue where the web pages may stop responding and not recover if the service loses contact with the web server.
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 Corrected issue assigning a default policy to a group
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 Corrected issue removing default assignments when users are removed from groups
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 Corrected issues caused by uppercase legacy DNs
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 Corrected issue were user domain and account may be set to NT AUTHORITY/SELF
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 Corrected issue recognizing authorizer account
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 Corrected menu item issues when using MMC 3.0
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 Corrected console incorrectly reporting "service not installed" if Directory Assistant user already exists
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 Corrected maintence rule condition "update has not been made within a number of days"
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 Corrected maintence rule action "send e-mail to user reponsible for changes"
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 Corrected potential service error "The requested information store could not be found in the active profile."
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 Corrected issue assigning default policies to groups
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 Corrected issue processing group change notifications from MADSolutions D.L. Manager
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 Logon names now use associated external accounts of mailboxes if they exist
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 Corrected issue when users have single or double quotes in their name
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 Corrected issues recognizing authorizer when encountering differently cases of domain names
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 Corrected issues with maintenance rules that have multiple conditions
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 Corrected potential issue using specific authorizers
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 Corrected issues with maintenance rules
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 Corrected issue modifying empty values
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 Corrected issue using return characters in values
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 If a user makes no changes and submits the web pages react as though they clicked Information Is Correct
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 Corrected "modify everyone" option
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 Added support for Microsoft Exchange Organizations that have a period in their name
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 NetBios.dat file now used to force the domain name used by the service
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 Corrected issue if net bios name case is different than that entered by the administrator
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 Corrected issue installing the web pages on an IIS 6.0 server.
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 Corrected potential issue with Maintenance Rule action settings
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 Corrected potential issue setting action intervals
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 Improved speed for reading and writing maintenance rules
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 Command exception handling in console
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 Space characters at the end of restricted values taken into account
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 Corrected potential issue with Maintenance Rules not finding any users
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 New "Fill in a value using other attributes" feature
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 Maintenance rule e-mails can now be sent with high importance
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 The last time a user submitted a change request is displayed in the console
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 Administrative console now available for all users on the machine where it is installed
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 Options available for attributes changed to be easier to understand and configure
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 Number of times refreshing of site information is necessary improved
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 Corrected "Back" button issues for the web pages
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 Potential issue of incorrect names in authorization e-mails corrected
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 Passwords for the services improved to avoid password policy conflicts.
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 Corrected potential "invalid file no request subject found" problem
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 Support for different NetBios domain names
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 Improved generation of web pages from details templates
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 Service status automatically refreshes in MMC console
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 You can choose the container for the user object
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 Improved service properties window
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 Improved "check users view" in policies
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 Direct Reports selection lets you search by users last name
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 Corrected problem stopping and pausing the service
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 Corrected problem in Policy Consistency tool
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 Corrected problem in Direct Reports section
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 Various directory access updates and corrections
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 Improved memory utilization
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 Default background colour of web pages changed
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 You can now use days 29, 30 and 31 in maintenance rule schedules
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 New maintenance rule actions for "prohibit send" and "prohibit send and receive"
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 Corrected problem authorizing changes to the main phone number attribute
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 New maintenance rule actions for "outgoing limit", "incoming limit" and "accept from"
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 Maintenance rule conditions/actions can be modified
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 Service resets web page processing if network connection lost
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 Improved license and registration checking
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 Corrected problem authorizing requests made for someone other than the requestor
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 Improved service installation
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 You can now specify the e-mail address for the service
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 Service can be installed on server that does not have Exchange
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 Service now added to the local "Administrators" group automatically
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 E-mail messages sent with missing return characters corrected
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 Corrected "Could not retrieve DNS name" problem for child domains
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 Users can not select themselves as their own direct report.
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 D.L. Manager is notified when a users information changes.
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 Corrected potential "Could not retrieve DNS name" problem
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 Corrected problem when container has high number of recipients
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 Corrected problem when container has high number of distribution lists
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 Corrected problem when distribution list has high number of members
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 Corrected problem in policy consistency check
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 Added support for child domains
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 Distribution lists now sorted
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 Users without display names not included in MMC
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 Support for client add-in discontinued
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 Corrected problem for registered organizations beginning with "I"
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 Improved maintenance rule report
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 Corrected problem in 'last updated' maintenance rule condition
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 Corrected problem when web requests needed to be authorized
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 Corrected maintenance schedule processing
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 Improved menu command handling in MMC
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 Corrected problem processing D.L. Manager list update messages
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 Corrected web pages for duplicate display name authorizers
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 Improved client operation
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 "Manager" field for maintenance rule "empty field" condition
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 "Submit" for info selection is now "Continue"
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 Corrected problem in maintenance rule schedules
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 Corrected web pages for users with an apostrophe in their names