XADM: Cannot Create ADC Connection Agreement if There Is a Dot in the Exchange Server 5.5 Computer Name

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This article was previously published under Q291266

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SYMPTOMS

When you are attempting to create a Connection Agreement, you may receive a failure message and see the following event in the Application event log:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: MSADC
Event Category: LDAP Operations
Event ID: 8270
Description:
LDAP returned the error [13] Constraint Violation when importing the transaction dn: (DN)

The event description continues with several lines of configuration specific information.

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CAUSE

This problem can occur if the Exchange Server 5.5 Organization has a dot (.) in the target server name or organization name.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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MORE INFORMATION

Exchange 2000 uses Active Directory and Domain Name System (DNS) for Internet domain names natively. Supporting a dot (.) in the organization name would break the domain name.

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