BUG: NET.EXE Sorts International Names Incorrectly

 Last reviewed: March 21, 1997
Article ID: Q140228
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you create user or group accounts in User Manager that contain or start with international characters, they are sorted as expected. However, when you use "NET USER," "NET GROUP," or "NET LOCALGROUP" from the command line, those names are sorted to the end of the list.

CAUSE

NET.EXE uses a simple string compare and does not take account of locale information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Server versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt winnt
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbusage ntdomain NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.51 4.0
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: March 21, 1997
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