XFOR: Dirsync Does Not Correctly Convert Date to UTC Format |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5
SYMPTOMS
The directory synchronization (dirsync) service may not convert dates to
coordinated universal time (Universal Time Coordinate, or UTC) correctly.
As a result, if the logging level for the dirsync service is set to
Maximum, the date and time may be displayed incorrectly in one or more
events that appear in the event log. When the date and time are displayed
in UTC format in the event description, the year may be displayed as one
digit instead of two.
Note that this problem is not likely to occur before the year 2000. When
the problem does occur, the dirsync service functions normally except for
the symptoms described above. Therefore, you are still able to perform
directory synchronization successfully.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server
version 5.5. For more information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q191014
XGEN: How to Obtain the Latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:
Component: Directory Synchronization (Dirsync)
File Name Version
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Dxa.exe 5.5.2404.0
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5
Service Pack 2.
MORE INFORMATION
The UTC format uses the following syntax:
YYMMDDhhmmssZ
where:
- YY = Year
- MM = Month
- DD = Day
- hh = Hour
- mm = Minutes
- ss = Seconds
- Z represents "Zulu" (same as Greenwich mean time)
Each component of the date and time are normally displayed as two digits.
For example, if an event is recorded in the event log at 3:11:46 A.M. on
December 31, 1999, the date and time are displayed in the following format
in the event description:
991231031146Z
However, if an event is recorded at 3:11:46 A.M. on December 31, 2000, the
date and time may be displayed in the following format:
01231031146Z
Note that the year is displayed as one digit instead of two.
Additional query words:
dxa
Keywords : exc55sp2fix
Version : WINNT:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
