PC DirSync: After Reset, Export/Import Times Still Exist

 Last reviewed: June 20, 1995
Article ID: Q131681
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.0 and 3.2

SUMMARY

The Application Note WA0725, "Directory Synchronization (Dir-Sync)" provides a utility that will reset the REQCONF.GLB file. This utility, LISTDS.EXE, provides part of the process a mail administrators uses to reset a Dir-Sync requester for versions 3.0 and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks.

After LISTDS.EXE is used to reset a Dir-Sync requester, the times for the last Dir-Sync Export and Dir-Sync Import still exist. This article explains why.

MORE INFORMATION

An administrator may view the Dir-Sync last Export and Import times by running the ADMIN.EXE program and selecting Config, DirSync, Requester, Import (or Export).

NOTE: The Import option is not available for a Dir-Sync Server.

When one of these options is selected, and an Export or Import has been done previously, the program will provide the following information:

Import

   Last Import request processed on DATE at TIME.  Continue?

Export

   Last Export request processed on DATE at TIME.  Continue?
This last Import/Export information is stored in the REQCONF.GLB file. However, the LISTDS.EXE utility does not reset that particular portion of this file. Therefore, even though the LISTDS.EXE "resets" the REQCONF.GLB by successfully resetting the REQSYNC and SRVSYNC values, the last Import/Export times will remain. This is normal and expected behavior.

Resetting the last Import or Export times is not required to successfully reset a DirSync requester.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q96060
   TITLE     : WA0725: Directory Synchronization (Dir-Sync)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.20
KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: MailPCDirSync

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Last reviewed: June 20, 1995
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